Stand-Offs Over Pro-Palestine Student Protests Continue in Australia

‘The university’s objective is to discontinue the camps as soon as possible.’

Signage and tents are seen at the pro-Palestine encampment at the Deakin University Burwood campus in Melbourne, Australia, on May 14, 2024. AAP Image/James Ross

Universities around the nation are refusing to give into the demands of pro-Palestine demonstrators camped out on campuses as a stand-off at a Melbourne university continues.

Saturday, May 18, was the fourth day demonstrators had occupied a building at the University of Melbourne in Parkville, with students saying they had no plans to leave after failed talks with university leaders.