A large crowd gathered to protest foreign minister Penny Wong’s support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza and attacks on Lebanon when she addressed a forum at the University of Tasmania. Isaac Nellist reports.
Youth & students
Thousands of small farmers, landless peasants and agricultural workerscame from across Pakistan on October 6 to demand a minimum support price for their produce and an end to corporate farming and land grabs, reports Susan Price.
Staff and students at Monash University rallied on October 7 to demand secure jobs, smaller class sizes and genuine consultation. Brenna Dempsey reports.
Students at the University of New South Wales passed three pro-Palestine and anti-war motions at a historic Student General Meeting. Isaac Nellist reports.
The COVID-19 pandemic was an accelerant for money-pinching administrative bureaucrats to experiment with eliminating student-teacher classes. Binoy Kampmark reports.
Independent Peter Chen edged out Rank-and-File Action candidate David Brophy by six votes for president of the National Tertiary Education Union University of Sydney Branch. Valerie Chidiac and Sandra Kallarakkal report.
Monash University management has raised the price of parking, arguing it will encourage staff and students to travel more “sustainably”. Brenna Dempsey argues it will affect those less well off, who have to drive.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s proposed social media ban for young people may be popular, but it’s likely to do more harm than good, argues Isaac Nellist.
Students at Macquarie University are opposing its plan to cut hundreds of jobs and ‘streamline’ arts courses, reports Isaac Nellist.
Labor wants to cap the number of international students studying in Australia, but student groups and the NTEU are pushing back. Angus McGregor reports.
Since August 22, cities across Indonesia have been rocked by student-led protests against a proposed regional electoral law. Peter Boyle spoke to Rudi Hartono, the managing editor of a new progressive publication Merdika.id, who joined the protesters in Jakarta.
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.
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