Universities Accused of Letting Anti-Semitism Flourish

Jewish Advocacy Group Blasts Australian Higher Education Establishment Over Antisemitism Revelations

People protest against the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion in Sydney, Thursday, July 9, 2026. Photo: AAP Image/George …

Universities accused of letting anti-Semitism flourish

An advocacy group has accused universities of allowing hate to flourish on their campuses as the royal commission hears from the tertiary education sector.

Statement on Royal Commission hearings into antisemitism at universities

The evidence emerging from the Royal Commission’s hearings into antisemitism at Australian universities this week has been, regrettably, not surprising. It is, however, damning. The harrowing testimony of Jewish students and staff, together with the evidence of several university vice-chancellors, has laid bare systematic failures of university leadership that allowed antisemitism to flourish almost unchecked on campus, especially after the Octo…