Melbourne,Monash and Deakin universities continue to grapple with defiant students staging protests over the war in Gaza despite requests to leave and dismantle their camps.
Calls for “intifada” are antisemitic,but it is not clear that police should end an entire protest in response to isolated criminal offences.
A sad legacy of lockdowns is that too many of us are unable to stop and listen to another side. But the noise of the encampments shows that campuses have come back to life.
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said police were having daily meetings with security staff,worried by a growing risk of violence.
As scuffles broke out at a pro-Palestine encampment at an Australian university,the institution confirmed it was acting after days of pressure on vice chancellors.
Indigenous science students have been learning at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and brought their skills and experiences home to Australia.
The star performer at a Monash University end-of-year party was shocked to hear attendees had been offered counselling after her show as questions remain over how exactly she was hired.
Some universities have been pushing back against regulation to govern how they respond to sexual violence. Sharon Pickering was part of the group that designed it.
Australia’s underinvestment in research is becoming a national security issue,some university heads argue,ahead of a landmark review and the AUKUS deal.
After governor-general John Kerr dismissed the Whitlam government,new prime minister Malcolm Fraser became the target of students activists at Monash University.
Scientists have been using invisible,near-infrared light to measure how babies hear,in research they hope will fast-track treatments for deafness,and expand our understanding of language development.