The new Universities Australia definition of antisemitism is an ugly attempt to silence the pro-Palestine movement on campuses and academics, university workers and students who critique Israel and Zionism. Markela Panegyres and Jonathan Strauss report.
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The City of Sydney became the first New South Wales council to pass a boycott and divest motion when nine other councillors, with the exception of the one Liberal, supported the move. Olivia lurincich and Rachel Evans report.
Protests continued in Australia as Israel bombarded the Occupied West Bank despite the ceasefire in Gaza.
Ōtautahi Christchurch city council voted on October 23 to cease doing business with companies building and maintaining illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), reports Zara Lomas, making it the first in the country to do so.
The National Tertiary Education Union for Palestine, the National Union of Students and Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions organised a day of action to support an institutional academic boycott of Israel. Paul Gregoire reports.
Responding to the global Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions campaign, the National Tertiary Education Union National Council has decided, overwhelmingly, to support an academic institutional boycott of Israeli universities. Jonathan Strauss and Markela Panegyres report.
Chevron rakes in billions of dollars a year from exploiting Israeli-claimed fossil gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, which generate hundreds of millions of dollars of tax revenue for Israel. Zara Lomas reports.
Better Council Inc claimed to be about local policies, but its aim was to remove Greens from local government in several inner city locations because of their support for Palestine. Wendy Bacon reports.
Dr Shir Hever provided invaluable insights into a reality that Israel’s propaganda machine tries hard to obfuscate. Zara Lomas reports.
Supporters of Palestinian rights rallied outside Fairfield City Council, calling on it to disclose and divest from any financial ties to Israel. Neville Spencer reports.
Last semester students took aim at university links with weapons companies. This semester they plan to continue the work of cutting ties with companies supporting genocide in Palestine. Alex Bainbridge reports.
Fairfield for Palestine is calling on all Fairfield City Councillors to support a motion to disclose and divest any ties with Israel. Neville Spencer reports.
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