A University of Melbourne professor has told an anti-Semitism royal commission that he feared a terror attack after masked intruders entered his office. According to accounts reported by multiple outlets, the professor described being concerned that the intruders might be terrorists, citing the circumstances of the incident and the fear it caused. The commission hearing focuses on issues related to anti-Semitism and related harms, and the professor’s testimony is presented as part of that evidence.
While the reports agree on the core details—that masked individuals entered his office and that he believed there was a risk of terrorism—the coverage does not provide further publicly shared specifics about the intruders’ identities, the reasons for entering, or whether any charges were laid. The reporting also does not detail the professor’s broader experiences or any specific findings from the commission at this stage. The information presented in these accounts is limited to the professor’s expressed fears and the fact that the incident is being addressed in the anti-Semitism royal commission proceedings.
