On the morning of day 16, Wednesday 8 May, it was clear that the encampment had remained resilient despite the…
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Government insiders and immigration experts have flagged an increase in student visa fees and financial capacity requirements in the budget as a new push to meet ambitious targets to cut migration numbers.
The lack of attendance is likely connected to the ongoing USyd encampment, which is now on its 16th day.
On Tuesday May 7 at 1pm, hundreds of students attended a snap rally organised by the USyd Gaza solidarity encampment, in response to the most recent attacks on — and beginning of an invasion of — Rafah after Israel rejected a ceasefire.
Despite the poor weather, the encampment continues to grow. Honi counted over 70 tents this morning, although several tents had been wrecked by bad weather.
Starting in July 2025, university and TAFE students who complete mandatory placements studying courses like teaching, nursing, social work, and midwifery will receive payments of over $300 a week during the duration of their placements.
Egregiously, there were no Indigenous students present at the forum, meaning that Macourt had to undertake significant labour in explaining Indigenous Australian issues, particularly to international students who did not grow up with basic education on these discourses.
The Federal government has announced major changes to HECS indexation as part of the budget on May 14th. Debt will now be indexed to wage growth as opposed to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and that reform will be applied retroactively to last year.
Besides a few attempts by Zionist supporters to verbally intimidate, there was no escalation. The encampment chanted non-stop until Zionist protestors voluntarily left university grounds soon after.
Honi enters the (soap)boxing ring and emerges relatively unscathed