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The University of Melbourne (UoM) changed its wifi terms of use allowing the network to be monitored by the university to help detect “suspected unlawful behaviour” or “breaches of university policies”, a new report into campus free speech has found.

The final report, released on Wednesday, was the result of a people’s inquiry into campus free speech on Palestine, initiated in 2025 by students and academics with support of the Greens. It had 150 written submissions and three public hearings.

The wireless terms of use were revised after community feedback and reissued in January 2026 and now include more information on how wireless network data may be used.

The harsh measures to silence dissent are quite reprehensible when universities should be upholding academic freedom and free speech.

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