Australian universities reject calls for police to break up Gaza protests
by Caitlin Cassidy and Jordyn Beazley from World news | The Guardian on (#6MHKS)
Group of Eight chief says campuses don't want to see escalation' like what is occurring in the US
Vice-chancellors have rejected calls to shut down the pro-Palestine encampments at Australian universities, saying campuses don't want to see an escalation" of the kind that is happening in the US.
A snap meeting was held on Thursday between the Group of Eight (Go8) vice-chancellors, the Australasian Union of Jewish Students, the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) and the secretary of the education department to discuss the safety of students and staff amid the protests.
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