Pro-Palestine protesters at ANU move campus camp by 50 metres ahead of noon deadline

University dramatically escalated its response to the on-campus occupation on Monday, demanding protesters vacate their site in the centre of campus

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Student protesters in Canberra have moved their pro-Palestine encampment to a new location after police demanded they pack up by noon on Tuesday.

Protesters at the Australian National University voted on Monday night to relocate their camp 50 metres down the road, saying they had engaged in good faith. But they condemned what they called reckless and unjustifiable intimidation tactics" from the university.

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