From university Senate inquiries to ASIO, the complicated politics of the Israel-Gaza war continue to mount
ABCWhen university bosses went through security at Parliament House last week, a hearing on the other side of the Pacific that had brought down two Ivy League presidents would have been playing on in their minds. The best example of this was University of Sydney Vice-Chancellor Mark Scott, who apologised to Jewish students and staff, admitting he "failed them" in his handling of a pro-Palestinian student encampment on campus. ANU's Vice-Chancellor Professor Genevieve Bell refused to comment on a student who expressed their "unconditional support" for Hamas. But ASIO has cancelled five visas based on concerns the person had a "direct or indirect risk to Australia's security" after receiving additional information about them, the documents said. "Given Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has said we can't send anyone back to the Palestinian Territories, what happens if ASIO identifies a problem after they arrive in Australia," Patterson asked.
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