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Pro-Palestine student protesters claim ‘major win’ as first Australian university agrees to meet some demands

University of Melbourne’s commitment to additional research funding disclosures could signal end of protesters’ encampment

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Eraring decision criticised; fatal stage collapse at Mexico campaign rally; and people whose names are autocorrected

Eraring plant will remain open until 2027, two more years than originally expected

The Guardian - AU

Pro-Palestine camp to end when uni gives in to demands

Encampments are being dismantled at many universities but students from the University of Melbourne will not pack up until it publicly gives in to a key demand.

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University of Queensland bans chants as pro-Palestine camp in Melbourne threatened over fire safety rules

Student activists in Brisbane have been warned of disciplinary action for chanting ‘out, out, Israel out’ at protests

The Guardian - AU

Pro-Palestine protesters vow to rally as La Trobe joins universities enforcing encampment ban

La Trobe on Friday followed Deakin in issuing a formal directive for protesters to end their encampment

The Guardian - AU

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

Encampment at Arts West building continues as tensions simmer at other university campuses

The Guardian - AU

Students vow to continue sit-in as one camp falls

A pro-Palestine student encampment at a Melbourne university has been dismantled while students at another vowed to continue occupying a school building.

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University of Melbourne cancels classes as pro-Palestinian activists defy orders to disband encampments

Protesters spend night in tents inside Arts West building at Parkville campus

The Independent UK

‘Crossed a line’: students threatened with police action over pro-Palestine sit-in at University of Melbourne

University of Melbourne cancels classes as activists at Deakin defy directives on encampments

The Guardian - AU

‘Only hope we’ve got’: the audacious plan to genetically engineer Australia’s endangered northern quoll

In a revolutionary approach, scientists are hoping that modifying the marsupial’s genes to resist cane toads’ toxin will save it from extinction

The Guardian - AU

PM defends student protests as police warn of violence

Anti-Semitism in all forms has been condemned by all sides of politics but politicians are warning against using the term to label peaceful protests.

AAP

Researchers cheer quantum leap on silicon breakthrough

University researchers say they have made a breakthrough in quantum technology that could pave the way for reliable, powerful computers.

AAP

Hopes that tick research will lead to vaccine

Researchers are collecting ticks from Australian farms in a bid to unlock information on the deadly parasites and develop a vaccine for animals and humans.

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‘A vital moment’: Australian pro-Palestine campus protesters vow to stay on as tensions brew

Opposition is growing as Australia’s universities encampment movement enters its second week

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Mideast protesters' tensions flare at university campus

Tensions between protesters have escalated at the University of Melbourne's pro-Palestine encampment after supporters of Israel arrived at the site.

The Guardian - AU

Australian university students are camping out in support of Gaza. Here’s what you need to know

Pro-Palestinian students at four Australian campuses say they will permanently occupy university land until their demands for divestment are met

The Guardian - AU

Students choose arts degrees in droves despite huge rise in fees under Morrison government

The scheme to incentivise students into other disciplines has failed to stem the ‘massive swell’ of demand for humanities

The Guardian - AU

Companies portray menopause as ‘medical problem’ and push women towards ineffective treatments, papers find

Medical researchers in US, UK and Australia urge high-income countries to learn from societies with more positive views of menopause

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Uni admits not giving casual more work after claim

The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken the University of Melbourne to court, alleging it took adverse action against casuals who exercised a workplace right.

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Spam robots in show that hints at future evolution

Not Natural at the University of Melbourne's Science Gallery asks questions about how humans, the environment and technology may shape each other in the future.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s climate has warmed by 1.5C since 1910, BoM temperature records show

Warming of the land surface increased from 1.48C after another year of data was added, annual climate statement reveals

The Guardian - AU

Climate and vaccine misinformation seemed worlds apart – but it turned out the Cranky Uncle was a universal figure

A game that teaches people how to spot climate misinformation is now being rolled out – with the same cantankerous central character – to combat vaccine hesitancy in the developing world

The Guardian - AU

Cyclone Jasper: how did it cause so much rain and could global heating be to blame?

It hit the coast as a category two cyclone and took almost five days to move west, leaving a metre of rain and devastated communities in its wake

The Conversation

Best books of 2023: our experts share the books that have stayed with them

We asked 20 of our regular contributors to nominate their favourite books of the year. Their choices were diverse, intriguing and sometimes surprising. Whether you’re looking for something relaxing or stimulating, educational or enchanting, this selection is a great way to plan your summer reading – or simply add to…

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Friday essay: Rai Gaita and the moral power of conversation

Ever since the University of Melbourne took from us Rai Gaita’s public lecture series we have been going to Rai’s house in St Kilda to talk. Not regularly, life is too much for that, whenever we can though.

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