ABC, 16 July 2026

Chancellor says universities hide behind freedom of speech to avoid taking action on hate speech

By Conor Duffy

The chancellor of Western Sydney University has made a personal submission to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

Jennifer Westacott accuses the university sector of hiding behind free speech protections while allowing hate speech to flourish on campus.

The Australian, 16 July 2026

Vice-chancellors in the dock: universities caught napping when hate came to campus

By James Dowling and Elizabeth Pike

University bosses have admitted they were unprepared for anti-­Israel encampments and failed to recognise their impact, in shocking testimony exposing how institutions did not protect Jewish students and staff from vile antisemitic abuse on campus.

Financial Review, 16 July 2026

My father was an antisemite, and I refuse to stay silent

By Jennifer Westacott

Drawing on a painful childhood memory, a university chancellor calls out Australia’s collective failure of moral clarity and leadership after October 7.

The Age, 16 July 2026

‘My father was an antisemite’: Professor issues plea to royal commission

By Jennifer Westacott

Below is an excerpt of Professor Jennifer Westacott’s submission to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

Sydney Morning Herald, 16 July 2026

‘My father was an antisemite’: Professor issues plea to royal commission

By Jennifer Westacott

Below is an excerpt of Professor Jennifer Westacott’s submission to the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

Herald Sun, 16 July 2026

‘It is racism’: Ex-head of peak business council says antisemites, like her dad, must be confronted

By Carly Douglas

Former Business Council of Australia chief Jennifer Westacott has blamed a “failure of collective leadership”, including across governments and universities, for the virulent spread of Jewish hatred, while blasting feminist groups for their “selective outrage”.

Herald Sun, 16 July 2026

Royal Commission must mark clean break for our universities

By Jennifer Westacott

In May 2024, as encampments spread across our university campuses, I publicly called out the antisemitism I was witnessing and argued that universities must be places of enlightenment and never places of fear.

Herald Sun, 16 July 2026

Universities ‘hiding’ behind freedom of speech: Western Sydney University Chancellor

By Eliza Barr

Western Sydney University chancellor Jennifer Westacott AM claims too many universities hid behind ‘free speech’ in allowing anti-Semitic behaviour to run rampant alongside campus protests against Israel.

Herald Sun, 16 July 2026

University chiefs have failed to lead in antisemitism fight

Editorial

University leaders were distracted by debate over technical definitions of what constituted antisemitism while failing to act swiftly on the reality that was staring them in the face on campus.

Financial Review, 15 July 2026

Jewish students paid a price for protest strategy: Sydney Uni boss

By Maani Truu

The vice chancellor of Sydney University has apologised to Jewish students and staff for taking nine weeks to close down a pro-Palestine encampment, conceding they were left to pay the price as leadership sought to avoid an eruption of violence.

The Daily Telegraph, 11 July 2026

Activists from banned terror group emerge in campaign recently shut down by Meta

By Alexi Demetriadi

Stand 4 Palestine’s 200,000-follower Meta accounts have been axed as former activists from the now-banned Hizb ut-Tahrir are revealed to be operating within the group.

Financial Review, 10 July 2026

Social media platforms slammed for snubbing antisemitism inquiry

By Paul Karp

Richard Lancaster, counsel assisting the antisemitism royal commission, has given a serve to social media platforms that have not co-operated, or whose engagement with the inquiry has been “insufficient having regard to [the] nature of assistance sought”.

Financial Review, 10 July 2026

‘Shocking disrespect and disregard’: Bondi inquiry blasts Musk’s X

By Paul Karp

The barrister leading the Bondi terror attack royal commission has blasted Elon Musk’s social media platform X for what he called a shocking disregard for the Australian community in refusing to account for its failure to crack down on online hate.

Australian Jewish News, 9 July 2026

Honours Club session focuses on Royal Commission

By AJN Staff

Blicblau explained that combating antisemitism requires more than responding to individual incidents.

City Hub, 8 July 2026

Royal Commission Examines YouTube Response To Bondi Attack Misinformation

By Patrick Lenton

YouTube has defended its decision to keep online a video that falsely questioned whether Bondi Beach terror attack survivor Arsen Ostrovsky was a genuine victim, as technology platforms faced questioning at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion.

News.com, 8 July 2026

YouTube review results in smear campaign remaining online

By Amy Jackson

A video targeting a Jewish Bondi terror attack survivor has survived YouTube’s moderation review, with the platform conceding re-reporting it would result in “absolutely nothing” changing.

The Australian, 7 July 2026

‘Serious deficiency’: YouTube refuses to pull Bondi conspiracy video despite RC pressure

By James Dowling

TikTok’s trust and safety global policy safety head Zachary Hecht was called before the antisemitism royal commission.

ABC, 7 July 2026

YouTube says video calling Bondi Beach terror attack a 'false flag' does not violate hate speech policies

By Phoebe Pin

YouTube policy manager Rachel Lord said a video from a creator claiming the Bondi Beach terror attack was a "false flag" does not breach its hate speech policies.

ABC News, 6 July 2026

ABC 7.30 - Social media giants front royal commission into antisemitism

ABC News Afternoons, 7 July 2026

Hearings to probe how YouTube, TikTok manage risk of online hate