Australia boasts of belonging to the “Pacific family” and is motivated only by a desire to help its neighbours. It’s hard to reconcile this rosy self-image with Australia’s history of bullying, espionage and greed in East Timor.
Students will be surprised to learn that their campuses are hotbeds of hatred. That’s the claim, at least, of numerous submissions to a Senate committee currently considering legislation to establish a judicial inquiry into antisemitism at Australian universities.
