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Zac de Silva and Tess Ikonomou

'Spineless' unis blasted over campus anti-Semitism

Critics believe new rules to fight racism at Australian universities don't go far enough. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

The federal opposition has taken "spineless" university bosses to task over their refusal to adopt a widely used but controversial definition of anti-Semitism as new rules designed to fight on-campus racism take effect.

Governance standards came into force on Monday, requiring tertiary institutions to adopt definitions of racism, including anti-Semitism, Islamophobia and prejudice against Indigenous people.

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