News live: Leeser accuses ‘spineless’ university vice-chancellors of failures on antisemitism; Dfat checking if Australians caught in Bangkok fire

The Guardian reports that Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is checking whether any Australians were caught in a deadly fire at a Bangkok pub overnight, a blaze that killed at least twenty-seven people and injured dozens more. A department spokesperson offered condolences and said officials are making urgent inquiries with local authorities, standing ready to provide consular assistance. On the domestic front, The Guardian notes that university leaders, academics and students are due to give evidence at the latest hearings of a royal commission on antisemitism and social cohesion, where Liberal MP Julian Leeser has accused what he called spineless vice-chancellors of failing to act.

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