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Peaceful protest or academic disruption? Melbourne University Gaza camp-in goes on
Students at the University of Melbourne have vowed to continue their protest over Gaza from inside the campus.
- by Patrick Hatch and Marta Pascual Juanola
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Melbourne Uni warns students police could enter campus, Monash camp disbands
Classes in one building have been cancelled for a third day, but authorities have held off from calling for support to remove pro-Palestinian protesters.
- by Alex Crowe, Patrick Hatch, Chip Le Grand and Tom Cowie
Lecturer sacked over Nazi swastika incident loses bid to get reinstated
Controversial political economy academic Tim Anderson’s job was terminated after he showed students slides featuring the symbol imposed over the Israeli flag.
- by Daniella White
‘Chaos reigns’: The countries that have dodged Australia’s student visa crackdown
The government wants universities to cut their reliance on this market. It’s also a country with one of the highest visa approval rates.
- by Daniella White
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Melbourne Uni signals intention to evict ‘outside agitators’ in protest occupation
The University of Melbourne says campus protests against the war in Gaza have been infiltrated by outside agitators, but students reject the claim.
- by Chip Le Grand, Tom Cowie and Melissa Cunningham
Universities face bans for breaching foreign student caps
The dramatic intervention, introduced by Education Minister Jason Clare in parliament, aims to force down migration.
- by Angus Thompson
UWA to repay $10.6 million after admitting superannuation underpayments
The university’s admission led Australia’s major tertiary education union to call for urgent reforms.
- by Holly Thompson
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Pro-Palestine protesters defy warnings to leave Melbourne University building
The University of Melbourne has described the sit-in as “unacceptable” and said it would be investigated.
- by Alex Crowe, Chip Le Grand and Madeleine Heffernan
Aaron staged a protest in Australia, then Chinese police paid his parents a visit
Aaron, an international student studying in Sydney, knows all too well that the industrial-scale surveillance deployed by the Chinese government doesn’t stop at the border.
- by Lisa Visentin
We asked these Australians what they thought of the budget. This is what they told us
We spoke to people about their thoughts and concerns ahead of, and immediately after, the budget. Here’s what they had to say.
- by Olivia Ireland, Josefine Ganko, Jessica McSweeney, Jim Malo, Alex Crowe, Megan Gorrey and Cara Waters
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Students have a right to protest. Peacefully. On campus. Universities must be defended
Calls for “intifada” are antisemitic, but it is not clear that police should end an entire protest in response to isolated criminal offences.
- by Alan Finkel