A Labor-led Senate inquiry has found university responses to anti-Semitism on campus to be 'woefully inadequate', drawing comparisons to historically poor responses to sexual assault and harassment. While the Coalition called for a justice-led inquiry, the committee deemed it too slow.
A Labor-led committee examining university responses to anti-Semitism on campus says their answers were "woefully inadequate".
University of Sydney vice-chancellor Mark Scott told the inquiry last month he had "failed" Jewish students in his handling of the Students for Palestine protests, labelling the testimony of some students "heartbreaking". "The committee considers that the universities' responses to this issue are remarkably similar to their historically poor responses to sexual assault and harassment."
"One of the most powerful reasons for a commission of inquiry is to provide confidence to members of the Jewish community … that they can safely make a submission without fear of reprisals, retaliation, vilification, bullying or even threats to physical safety," the Coalition senators said.
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