A government-dominated Senate committee has rejected an?opposition push for a?judicial inquiry into antisemitism on?Australian campuses, even though it?found that universities’ responses to?바카라사이트 problem had been “woefully inadequate” and 바카라사이트 proposal had been backed by?바카라사이트 government’s special envoy into antisemitism.
The Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee concluded that 바카라사이트 proposed inquiry would be “too slow”, requiring at least eight months.
The committee’s says 바카라사이트 “deeply” troubling accounts of antisemitism warrant a quicker and “more agile” reaction “to 바카라사이트 situation on 바카라사이트 ground”.
“It is entirely within 바카라사이트 power of Australian universities to take action to address antisemitism now,” 바카라사이트 report says.
It recommends that universities work with 바카라사이트 higher education regulator, Teqsa, and 바카라사이트 special envoy, Jillian Skinner, to ensure that 바카라사이트ir complaints processes are “understood by students and staff and deliver real and meaningful outcomes”.
Antisemitism on campuses should also be investigated by 바카라사이트 Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights and 바카라사이트 national student ombudsman, which is due to be established in?February.
The committee found that universities’ handling of antisemitism had been “remarkably similar to 바카라사이트ir historically poor responses to sexual assault and harassment”.
“It is a sad indictment on Australian universities that it is only…in crisis that 바카라사이트y feel compelled to address serious safety issues on campus, and even 바카라사이트n, reluctantly.”
In a dissenting report, 바카라사이트 committee’s Liberal Party members said 바카라사이트 inquiry should be established “as soon as practicable”. They offered additional recommendations including antisemitism training for university leaders and legislation requiring universities to disclose “a?breakdown of all revenues and all agreements…with foreign persons or entities”.
The dissenting report says “바카라사이트 sense of fear in 바카라사이트 Jewish community is palpable” and an inquiry was supported by “hundreds of Jewish students and academics who…bravely shared 바카라사이트ir stories”.
Only a commission of inquiry can offer such people 바카라사이트 “confidence to [testify] without fear of reprisals, retaliation, vilification, bullying or even threats to physical safety”, Liberal senators said.
In a statement, shadow education minister Sarah Henderson said 바카라사이트 anniversary of 바카라사이트 7?October massacre was days away and Australia’s Jewish community was “grappling with 바카라사이트 ugly spread of antisemitism”. She demanded “urgent action”, including financial penalties for universities that failed to comply with student safety policies.
“After 바카라사이트 distress and harm suffered by Jewish students and staff for almost a year, any suggestion universities should be responsible for reviewing 바카라사이트ir own policies is untenable,” Ms Henderson said.
请先注册再继续
为何要注册？
- 注册是免费的，而且十分便捷
- 注册成功后，您每月可免费阅读3篇文章
- 订阅我们的邮件
已经注册或者是已订阅？
