From The Age:

Taunts may be illegal

ANTI-semitic abuse reported at Melbourne universities recently could be illegal under Victoria’s racial and religious hatred laws, says the Equal Opportunity Commission Victoria.

Heightened tensions over Middle East events were no excuse, said commission chief executive Helen Szoke. Dr Szoke said verbal and physical abuse and threats against Jewish students were intolerable and could amount to racial vilification.

Since the Israel-Hezbollah conflict, students have been spat on, pushed over, threatened, been grabbed by the throat and sworn at, student groups claim.