National liberation

Palestine solidarity encampments at several universities issued this statement on May 9.

A 12-week community picket outside Heat Treatment Australia has led to a partial victory: the company has denied it helps supply parts for Israel’s genocide. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Save Rafah

Palestine solidarity featured at May Day rallies, while student encampments spread across the country and some cities marked the 30th consecutive week of protesting for a lasting ceasefire for Gaza. Reports below from across Australia.

Green Left’s Isaac Nellist, Jacob Andrewartha and Chloe DS spoke to three students, Cyn Huang (University of California, Berkeley), Daniil Sapunkov (City University of New York, Hunter College), members of the Young Democratic Socialists of America, and Amey (San Francisco State University Students for Gaza) about establishing Gaza solidarity encampments at their campuses. 

Maggie K, from the Tzedek Collective, addressed a solidarity rally at the University of Sydney encampment for Palestine on May 3.

Inspired by the United States encampments in support of Palestine, students launched one on Curtin University. Alex Salmon reports.

 

Palestine will be free: Student encampment begins at UQ

A Gaza solidarity encampment has recent been set up at the University of Queensland. Photos by Alex Bainbridge.

Students for Palestine at UQ

Students at the newly-formed Gaza solidarity encampment rallied against Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the University of Queensland. Sam Morris reports.

Some of the voices from the Gaza solidarity encampment at the University of Melbourne, video by Alex Bainbridge and Jacob Andrewartha.

University of Sydney students are camping out on campus in solidarity with the student encampments for Palestine taking place in the US, video by Isaac Nellist.

In the Spanish Basque Country (Euskadi), all signs point to a difficult life for the incoming Basque Nationalist-Socialist Party of Euskadi government, following the April 21 election, reports Dick Nichols.

Free Palestine, Gadigal/Sydney, April 21

Palestinian prisoners highlighted on the 28th consecutive week of protests against Israel's genocide, reports Alex Bainbridge.