“I smell Jews”: Vile abuse on the school bus

“I smell Jews”: Vile abuse on the school bus

From The Front by The Australian

May 4, 2026 · 17 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the Royal Commission's efforts to address antisemitism and racist abuse against Jews.

On day one of public hearings, the Royal Commission into antisemitism and social cohesion stamps its intention clearly: to identify and root out racist abuse of Jews - and not get distracted by semantics.  Read more about this story at theaustralian.com.au and see the video by subscribing to our YouTube channel . Commissioner Virginia Bell calls for community recognition of dangers Justice for the dead, freedom from the ‘worst of us’: Alex Ryvchin takes royal commission stand Jewish Council wins role to challenge antisemitism definition at royal commission One Nation makes accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith its poster boy for Farrer by-election This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Claire Harvey

Topics covered

  • antisemitism
  • racism
  • social cohesion
  • public hearings
  • Royal Commission
  • education

Keywords

  • antisemitism
  • racism
  • Royal Commission
  • Virginia Bell
  • Alex Ryvchin
  • Jewish Council
  • One Nation
  • education
  • social cohesion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jewish Council, One Nation, The Australian

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