A Senate inquiry has been told Australian universities are in “self-denial” over the true problem of anti-Semitism, as students allege they have been “singled out” and taunted over their identities.

Courts are beginning to render decisions in the wave of cases filed following universities’ widespread failure to protect Jewish students from discrimination after the October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks in Israel,

Australia's 'Group of Eight' universities think any inquiry into campus anti-Semitism needs to be expanded to look at all forms of religious vilification.

Most university vice-chancellors believe they are doing enough to combat anti-Semitism and possess a “degree of self-denial”, which Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism described as the “nub of the problem” for why the crisis of Jewish hatred on campus is not being appropriately addressed.