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Chancellor says universities hiding behind free speech

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Senior university administrators have fronted the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion for the second day. The Australian National University has responded to claims of students making Nazi salutes and gestures, while Western Sydney University's chancellor has accused the tertiary education sector of hiding behind free speech to avoid acting on hate speech.
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