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On May 2, 2024, Channel 10's current affairs program, The Project, televised a segment titled 'Australian students join international protests against war In Gaza'. The segment opens with an overview of United States protests and then those occurring in Australia.
On May 10, 2024, Guardian Australia televised a report composed of interviews with Australian students giving their reasons for taking part in the pro-Palestinian protests.
On May 10, 2024, Guardian Australia televised a report composed of interviews with Australian students giving their reasons for taking part in the pro-Palestinian protests.
On May 17, 2024, 9 News Australia televised a report detailing Melbourne University's decision to allow police into the campus to remove student protesters and staff who have been occupying a building for several days.
On May 9, 2024, 7 News Australia televised a report on Adelaide University increasing on campus security after pro-Palestinian protesters' camp was attacked using home-made fireworks.
On May 12, 2024, 12 News televised a segment giving the views of several Jewish American students on the pro-Palestinian protests that have been occurring on university campuses.
On April 25, 2024, NBC News Top Story televised interviews with Jewish American and pro-Palestinian students giving their differing views of the protests occurring on the campus of Columbia University.
On May 1, 2024, televised a segment dealing with Jewish students at Columbia University suing university administrators for failing to provide them with a safe learning environment.
On April 28, 2024, ABC (American Broadcasting Company) televised part of a peaceful dialogue between Jewish American and Palestinian American students discussing the Israel-Hamas war.
On May 16, 2024, Sky News televised a comment from former Victorian Liberal Party president Michael Kroger in which he accuses pro-Palestinian protesters at Melbourne University of 'hating Jews'.
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On June 14, 2024, The New Daily published a news report titled 'Sydney University orders end to pro-Palestine camps' which details Sydney University's recent demand that pro-Palestinian protesters vacate the campus quadrangle.
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On June 3, 2024, The Conversation published a comment by Fahad Ahmad, Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology, Toronto Metropolitan University and Adam Saifer,
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management, University of British Columbia. The comment is titled 'How rich philanthropists exert undue influence over pro-Palestinian activism at universities'. The opinion piece gives instances of private donors withdrawing donations in disapproval of United States universities' handling of pro-Palestinian protests. The authors call for greater public funding of American colleges.
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On May 24, 2024, the ABC published an opinion piece by Maria O'Sullivan, an Associate Professor in Deakin Law School, titled 'The right to protest on university campuses: Freedom of speech, safety, and the role of the modern university'
The comment discusses the relative rights of university administrators and students when protests are conducted on university grounds.
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On May 24, 2024, The Globe and Mail published a comment by Gus Carlson titled 'Facing pro-Palestinian protests, universities must realize they are businesses - and act like it'. Carlson praises Tulane University in New South Wales for effectively discouraging student protest on its campus.
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On May 22, 2024, Crikey published a comment by Ben Eltham titled 'Coverage of pro-Palestine university protests reflects Australia's polarised, skewed media'. The opinion piece claims that pro-Palestinian student protesters have been negatively represented by many Australian media outlets.
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On Mat 22, 2024, The Conversation published a comment by Geoff Callaghan, Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of Windsor, Canada. The comment is titled 'University encampments highlight critical issues about the right to protest'. The opinion piece argues that where university protests are conducted peaceably and without vilification, there are few legal grounds on which they should be dispersed.
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On May 16, 2024, The Nightly published an article by Remy Varga, Katina Curtis and Matthew Schrivell titled 'Pro-Palestine protesters cause chaos at Melbourne University as Anthony Albanese condemns MP's chant'. The article focuses n the cancelled classes caused by pro-Palestinian student protests at Melbourne University.
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On May 15, 2024, The Guardian gave the views of four Jewish American university students on whether the current pro-Palestinian protests taking place on campuses across the United States are antisemitic.
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On May 14, 2024, Oxford University's vice-chancellor, Irene Tracey, placed on the university's website a full statement of its attitude toward student protest and freedom of expression, its concern for the safety and wellbeing of all staff and students and its ethical investment policies.
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On May 13, 2024, the Australian Studies Institute of the Australian National University published a comment by Mark Kenny titled 'A world without protest? No thanks'
The opinion piece argues for the importance of student protest in bringing about necessary social changes.
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On May 10, 2024, The Guardian Australia published an article titled '"It's unacceptable": as pro-Palestine encampments grow at Australian campuses so do claims of antisemitism'. The article details the claims of Jewish Australian university students that they are facing increasing incidents of antisemitism.
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On May 9, 2024, The Sydney Morning Herald published a comment by David Crowe titled 'When uni students endorse terror, it's time for political intervention'. The opinion piece condemns the brutality of many of the student demands but highlights the difficulties for either governments or universities in acting against them.
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On May 8, 2024, Inside Higher Ed published an article titled 'Survey Shows College Students Largely Support Pro-Palestinian Protests' presenting the results of a recent student survey on support for pro-Palestinian protest action.
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On May 6, 2024, Aljazeera published a comment by Rami G Khouri, non-resident Senior Fellow at the Arab Center Washington, titled 'Watching the watchdogs: How US media weaponised campus protests coverage'. The opinion piece argues that much of American media's coverage of the pro-Palestinian protests on campus has been biased against the protesters.
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On May 4, 2024, Forward published a comment by Eleanor Reich titled 'I'm an Israeli Columbia student. I never thought I'd be afraid to invite my parents to my graduation' in which she explains why her fear of antisemitism has prevented her inviting her parents to this ceremony.
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On May 2, 2024, ABC News published a report titled 'Australian students join US university movement with pro-Palestinian encampments' detailing the growth of pro-Palestinian protests on Australian university campuses following police action against United States students at Columbia and UCLA.
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On April 28, 2024, The Independent published an article by Richard Hall titled 'Jewish student protesters say Columbia's pro-Palestine demonstrations aren't antisemitic'. The article features comments by Jewish students at Columbia claiming the student protests were not antisemitic.
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On April 16, 2024, The United States Anti-Defamation League (ADL) published its annual audit of antisemitic incidents across the United States. The audit for 2023 found a dramatic increase in antisemitic incidents.
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On November 21, 2023, The Age published an article by Annika Smethurst titled 'Letter from Jewish community calls for tougher line on pro-Palestine student strike' which paraphrases a letter sent by representatives of the Victorian Jewish community requesting the Victorian government discourage a planned 'Student Strike for Palestine'.
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On August 10, 2023, the Institute of Public Affairs published a report by Brianna McKee titled 'Free Speech on Campus Audit 2023' and subtitled 'Australia's universities are failing to protect freedom of speech on campus'. The report details a significant decline in support for free speech on campus across all Australia's 42 universities.
He full text of the report can be accessed at
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