University of Sydney staff have ordered protesters at a controversial pro-Palestine encampment on campus grounds to vacate after months of attempting a peaceful resolution failed. Protesters have occupied the grounds since April in protest of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, demanding the university discloseContinue Reading
One of Australia’s top universities is moving to impose controls on pro-Palestine students, commencing disciplinary action for potential breaches of student conduct codes. Australian National University deputy vice-chancellor academic Professor Grady Venville has warned of further interventions if the behaviour of the students doesn’t change. In a letter to activistContinue Reading
A window has been smashed at a major university as furious pro-Palestine sentiment continues to ramp up across Australia’s tertiary institutions. Protesters descended on the Boeing centre at the University of Queensland on Thursday, denouncing the university’s ties to the US aerospace giant and weapons manufacturer for its alleged supportContinue Reading
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said the pro-Palestine campus tent cities on several Australian university campuses should end, and says the Prime Minister is being weak on anti-Semitism. “We wouldn’t tolerate it if it was a campus protest against people of indigenous heritage or people with Islamic community or people ofContinue Reading