ABC and SBS refuse to adopt antisemitism definition used by royal commission

In choosing not to use the IHRA definition, ABC cited a longstanding practice to develop its own editorial policies and guidance ‘to ensure independence and maintain public trust’. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

The ABC has chosen not to adopt the definition of antisemitism used by the royal commission into social cohesion and will use its internal editorial guidance on hate speech instead, in order to maintain its independence.

The royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion announced in February that the inquiry would apply the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism.