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☆ Australian student protests show US campus divisions over Gaza war are going global
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-02 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | Angus Watson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Brisbane and Sydney, Australia CNN —The grassy expanse of the University of Queensland’s Great Court has long been the center of student life at the Australian state’s biggest university. “We will not be intimidated by these people,” said Students for Palestine Monash representative Madeline Curkovic. In response, the Sydney branch of Students for Palestine issued a call-out on Facebook to “defend” the camp. Students say they will stay at the University of Sydney for as long as it takes for their demands to be met. The Australia Palestine Advocacy Network (APAN) has called on Australian universities to protect the right of students to peaceful protest, saying their action is justified.

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☆ Commonwealth Games hit a financial wall
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MELBOURNE, July 18 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Anyone who signs up for a marathon soon hears about the metaphorical wall that exhausted runners often hit around three-quarters of the way through the race. Australia’s state of Victoria has just crashed into the financial equivalent, much earlier, in its preparations for hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Rio de Janeiro lost $2 billion hosting the 2016 Olympic Games, for instance. Andrews’ government, though, also wanted the Games to be hosted in several different cities – and added more sports, per the Commonwealth Games organising body. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

Persons: Daniel Andrews, Andrews, Antony Currie, Robyn Mak, Thomas Shum Organizations: MELBOURNE, Reuters, Victoria, Games, Commonwealth Games, Twitter, Cathay, Thomson Locations: Australia’s, Victoria, Rio de Janeiro

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