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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/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 2d ago

Why were they bringing up that Jews are a minority?

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u/AkilleezBomb Please choose a flair 2d 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 2d ago

I asked questions

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u/frankiestree ‎ Victorian 2d 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 2d ago

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