Bendigo Writers Festival major sponsor La Trobe University has been accused of threatening to pull out of the event if certain conditions were not met. The festival's founding director, Rosemary Sorensen, said La Trobe University pressured the City of Greater Bendigo Council to send a code of conduct to participants just days before the August event. The code referenced La Trobe's anti-racism plan, which included a contested Universities Australia definition of antisemitism. The council has confirmed it sent the code with specific additions at La Trobe University's request. However, it did not answer a question about whether La Trobe threatened...
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