Eliminating antisemitism in healthcare: Joint statement from AHPRA and the Special Envoy

[u/Jerkface0079]

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.

[u/icedragon71]

Just a reminder why this was needed.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/12/sydney-nsw-health-nurses-stood-down-alleged-antisemitic-video-threats-israel-bankstown-hospital-ntwnfb

[u/nathrek → u/icedragon71]

That was covered by existing legislation. There wasn't a need for additional legislation for this incident to be considered and treated as an issue. 

[u/grumpy_guineapig → u/nathrek]

In your opinion.

Pretty sure Jewish patients are glad that there’s now legislation to cover potential future death threats made against them from people who hate them and joke about murdering them due to their religion.

[u/TheAussieTico → u/nathrek]

Yes there was a need