Palestine

Another $10 million in humanitarian assistance for Gaza has recently been announced by the Australian government.

The two members of Katter’s Australian Party walked up to pro-Palestine protestors in March holding up a sign that read, ‘Condemn Hamas.’

The individual was wearing a dark coloured hoodie with their face hidden, police CCTV footage shows.

Photos of stickers stating ‘if you are not with Palestine you are a psychopath’ at the university—a separate matter—were also shared in Senate Estimates.

This came after Independent MP Sophie Scamps raised concerns the conflict is ‘impacting social cohesion’ in Australia.

Meanwhile, a Greens motion to suspend standing orders to recognise a Palestine state was defeated in Parliament by Labor and the Coalition.

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong has condemned as Israeli strike in Rafah which led to an ‘unexpected’ fire and civilian deaths.

ANU said it has provided options for protests to continue in ways that are respectful and safe.

Politicians from both sides of politics have expressed concern. Victorian Police put out an appeal for witnesses on May 27.

Two 53-year-old men have been charged with one count each of alleged unregulated high-risk activity.

The students camping inside a learning building at the University of Melbourne are refusing to leave and organised a movie night and dinner on May 21.

In response, the protestors have issued a call for more people to join the rally.

The students will hold a rally on May 20, and claim the request to disband the camp is an ‘attack on freedom of speech.’

Student activists have set up encampments across Australia’s major universities in solidarity with the US movement supporting Palestine.

Her words clash directly with recent remarks by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who has criticised the phrase, ‘from the river to the sea.’

‘We are part of a global student movement fighting for the liberation of Palestine,’ the group said.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the federal government has now sanctioned 90 individuals and 100 entities with links to Iran.

Violence has broken out at an encampment at the University of Melbourne, meanwhile the ANU has warned students about potential code of conduct breaches.