University Apologises for Conference Suggesting Conservative Jews Are Puppets of the Opposition

The vice-chancellor of one of Queensland’s biggest educational institutions has apologised over a presentation that sparked outrage in the Jewish community.

Members of the Australian Jewish community hold an Israeli flag during a memorial service in Sydney, Australia, on Oct. 7, 2024, to mark the anniversary of Palestinian militant group Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

The Queensland University of Technology (QUT) has apologised for any hurt caused by a controversial slideshow that profiled conservative Jewish people as “Dutton’s Jew,” during a conference on anti-racism.

The left-wing Jewish Council of Australia’s Sarah Schwartz shared the slide at a two-day event hosted by QUT’s Indigenous research wing, the Carumba Institute.