Wednesday 22 May 2024

Australia politics live: Melbourne students to pack up pro-Palestine camp; another 103 Australians repatriated from New Caledonia

Protesters say they will dismantle tents after claiming partial success for their aims; more than half the Australians who want to leave New Caledonia have returned home

Circling back to news that the University of Melbourne students occupying a building on campus in support of Palestine have said they will dismantle the camp:

The decision by the Melbourne students to take down their camp could help take the political heat out of the issue for the government, which is also under fire for its cautious response to the international criminal court prosecutor’s pursuit of the leaders of Israel and Hamas.

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