Melbourne students face expulsion over Palestine encampments

Students from Australia’s University of Melbourne say they face expulsion after taking part in campus pro-Palestine encampments, writes Holly Hales for The North West Star.

Several protesters have been issued misconduct notices by the university for their part in occupying a building on the Parkville campus. More than 100 students occupied the university’s Arts West building for a week in May, prompting a backlash from administrators. This came in addition to a weeks-long encampment on a nearby lawn where students pitched tents and staged daily sit-ins.

An online petition by student group Unimelb for Palestine has garnered almost 15,000 signatures and was updated to detail the latest disciplinary action. “We’ve just got news that around 20 pro-Palestinian students involved in peaceful protests on campus have been issued with general misconduct notices via email,” the update read. “This is an outrageous attack on students’ right to protest.”
Full report on The North West Star site