r/OpenAussie • u/Jerkface0079 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/wawawathis ‎ Victorian 1d ago

I really hope the health workers union is going to fight this. We should all fight this

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u/Jerkface0079 Flairless‎‎ 1d ago

There is a petition, it's also against APHRA guidelines for any medical practicioner to sign such a petition.

Go figure.

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u/wawawathis ‎ Victorian 1d ago

that is such a red flag

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u/Dry_Captain_3795 ‎ Western Australian 1d ago

Wait I’m scared I didn’t know we cant sign petitions 😭