Australian University Expels and Refers Students to Police Over Palestine Protests

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.

Students barricade the Gaza Solidarity encampment on the campus of the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, Australia, on May 27, 2024. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

Multiple students face expulsion and police referral over behaviour at pro-Palestinian encampments at the Australian National University (ANU).

Pro-Palestinian activists at the university have held a series of protests since the Israel-Hamas war broke out on Oct. 7, including setting up Gaza solidarity camps on the lawns.