University of Melbourne and protesters fail to resolve deadlock as pro-Palestine camp ends at Monash

Students chant following a press conference about a pro-Palestine encampment at the University of Melbourne. Photograph: Joel Carrett/EPA

Pro-Palestine protesters and University of Melbourne administrators remain in a deadlock despite a warning that police could be called to enter the campus at any time.

As tensions simmer between university administrations and student activists across the nation, those camped inside the Arts West building have defied the University of Melbourne’s demands and the threat of police intervention.