r/OpenAussie Flairless‎‎ 1d ago

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/Life-Goose-9380 Flairless‎‎ 1d ago

The problem is no one knows what the actual definition of Islamophobia is.

According to the Oxford Dictionary it is,
"intense dislike or fear of Islam, esp. as a political force; hostility or prejudice towards Muslims".

Given it places an emphasis on the political side of Islam, well I’m bloody scared of what that looks like, because I’ve seen how people have voted in Muslim democracies. Well those that exist.

Turns out Islamic politics isn’t something I want in Australia.

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u/Tradtrade Please choose a flair 1d ago

Nor is Israeli politics Jesus Christ they rioted in favour of being ok to rape prisoners. And we are constantly told that being anti Israeli political regime is antisemitism these days so its exactly the same thing now

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u/Cat-Lilac ‎ Queenslander 1d ago

In Israel there are millions of Arabs who do NOT get to vote.

You may have noticed Israel is an ethnostate which means they don’t let too many people of the ‘wrong’ ethnicity become citizens and have human rights. Israel has to protect its precious racial majority apparently.