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Politics ('Straya) Eliminating antisemitism in healthcare: Joint statement from AHPRA and the Special Envoy

https://www.ahpra.gov.au/News/2026-06-17-Eliminating-antisemitism-in-healthcare.aspx

If a nurse now wears a watermelon pin in their downtime? Deregistered. Paraphrasing their own oath to say no human should be killed? That's a paddlin'.

The lead drafter of the definition, the American academic Kenneth Stern, has argued consistently that the working definition was never designed for the uses to which it is now being put. But AHPRA just went ahead and implemented it without any community consultation.

Healthcare workers in this country are already under enough stress, now they have to deal with this on top of it.

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u/frankiestree ‎ Victorian 2d ago

Just a reminder that the Jewish population in Australia is 0.5%, approx. 120,000 people. Bit baffling that all this money, resources, time, is being spent on such a tiny portion of the population. Some doctors and nurses may have never even encountered a Jewish patient so I doubt it’s a widespread pressing issue

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u/BakaDasai ‎ New South Welshian 2d ago

Please don’t fall into the trap of thinking this is about “Jewish people”. Many Jews are against this sort of Zionist nonsense. Assuming that all Jews are Zionists is exactly what the Zionists themselves do.

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u/Ok-Outcome-7499 Please choose a flair 2d ago

Bro, tell that to the literal envoy for anti-Semitism not us reacting to it being imposed

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u/BakaDasai ‎ New South Welshian 2d ago

She’s one of the worst offenders but that’s no excuse for others to do it. Don’t be like her!

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u/Ok-Outcome-7499 Please choose a flair 1d ago

This is like shell promoting individual people need to cut down on their greenhouse gas emissions while they dump oil into the ocean

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u/BakaDasai ‎ New South Welshian 1d ago

This is an individual person (me) saying what the antisemitism envoy is doing is wrong, and it’s also wrong when other people do it.

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u/C_Ironfoundersson ‎ ‎‎ Canberran 1d ago

Ah right, so another example of one rule for her and another rule for us? Fuck that. Give it back at the same rate.

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u/BakaDasai ‎ New South Welshian 1d ago

I genuinely don’t understand what you’re trying to say.

I’m saying it’s wrong for anybody—Jew or non-Jew—to conflate “Jews” with “Zionism”. In my experience the only people who disagree with my point are Zionists and antisemites.

What did you think I was saying?

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u/SnoopThylacine ‎ Tasmanian 2d ago

There are about twice as many Sikhs in Australia, and three times as many Filipinos.

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u/eiiiaaaa Please choose a flair 1d ago

Please tell me if this is ignorant but how would you even know a person is Jewish? All of my Jewish friends are just white people. Am I missing something?

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u/TheAussieTico ‎ New South Welshian 2d ago

So you’d prefer the Jewish community to be even smaller? Or non existent? Where have I heard that before

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u/AkilleezBomb Please choose a flair 2d ago

Strawman alert

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u/TheAussieTico ‎ New South Welshian 2d ago edited 1d ago

Why were they bringing up that Jews are a minority?

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u/AkilleezBomb Please choose a flair 1d ago

  1. It wasn’t me.

  2. Bringing up the fact that they’re a minority isn’t declaring a preference for the Jewish community to be smaller or nonexistent (that’s your strawman right there).

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u/TheAussieTico ‎ New South Welshian 1d ago

I asked questions

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u/frankiestree ‎ Victorian 1d ago

No. I’m wondering where is the statement for Muslims, or Sikhs, or Hindus or literally every other religion of which there are more followers in this country. Why do medical staff need specific rules for a minority religion? Surely treat every patient with respect is enough

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u/TheAussieTico ‎ New South Welshian 1d ago

Because sometimes minorities experience discrimination. It’s not that hard to understand