University of Sydney faces landmark lawsuit after students allegedly subjected to antisemitism

Expressions of interest are being sought from academics and students for a prospective lawsuit against Australia’s oldest university for alleged antisemitism, Senior Reporter Caroline Marcus reveals.

The potential lawsuit is understood to revolve around several alleged incidents of antisemitism carried out at Sydney University following the October 7 terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel. The landmark case is to be led by Human Rights barrister Adam Butt who won a 2023 class action for five Melbourne students who were subject to antisemitism.

Legal firm Levitt Robinson, instructing Mr Butt, will be filing a representative action in the federal court seeking damages against the University of Sydney and others for breaches of the racial discrimination act. The University of Sydney has told Sky News in a statement they have taken appropriate disciplinary actions for when standards have not been met while reiterating their intolerance for any form of hate speech.

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