New anti-racism standard will force Australian universities to use definitions of antisemitism and Islamophobia

Higher education chiefs, academics and students to give evidence this week at royal commission Australian universities will be required to adopt definitions on antisemitism, Islamophobia and racism towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from next year, under a legally enforceable standard designed to stamp out discrimination on campuses. Details of the anti-racism standard will be published on Monday as university bosses, students and academics prepare to appear at the royal co...

By Dan Jervis-Bardy Chief political correspondent