 In response to the campaign, the Senate announced an Inquiry into Academic Freedom in June 2008 with the Inquiry into Academic Freedom - Parliament of Australia terms of reference.Others described the campaign as a "witch hunt" or McCarthyism, and as an attack on the professionalism of academics.In response to Make Education Fair, the National Tertiary Education Union said "there is no evidence of widespread left-wing bias" and launched its own campaign entitled "Academic Freedom Watch".