University Appoints Former Judge to Investigate ‘Racism Symposium’ That Lampooned Conservative Jews

A university anti-racism event that was criticised for being anti-Semitic will now be subject to an independent investigation.

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

A former judge will lead a review of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) symposium last month that saw conservative-leaning Jews lampooned.

During the National Symposium on Unifying Anti-Racist Research and Action last month, the leader of the left-wing Jewish Council of Australia, Sarah Schwartz, showed a presentation that contained a mock superhero character named, “Dutton’s Jew.”