Australian universities reject calls for police to break up Gaza protests

Group of Eight chief says campuses don’t want to see ‘escalation’ like what is occurring in the USGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVice-chancellors have rejected calls to shut down the pro-Palestine encampments at Australian universities, saying campuses don’t want to see an “escalation” of the kind that is happening in the US.A snap meeting was held on Thursday between the Group of Eight (Go8) vice-chancellors, the Australasian Union of Jewish Students, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) and the secretary of the education department to discuss the safety of students and staff amid the protests. Continue reading...

May 3, 2024 - 13:30
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Australian universities reject calls for police to break up Gaza protests

Group of Eight chief says campuses don’t want to see ‘escalation’ like what is occurring in the US

Vice-chancellors have rejected calls to shut down the pro-Palestine encampments at Australian universities, saying campuses don’t want to see an “escalation” of the kind that is happening in the US.

A snap meeting was held on Thursday between the Group of Eight (Go8) vice-chancellors, the Australasian Union of Jewish Students, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) and the secretary of the education department to discuss the safety of students and staff amid the protests. Continue reading...

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