Why has a nominally progressive Labor government led the most punitive response to the pandemic in the country?

Arrests, NSW politicians, riot police, violent scuffles and the USyd alt-right all made an appearance during the heated standoff.

Honi takes a look at both sides of the thin blue line and where the relationship between students and law enforcement went wrong.

Blythe Worthy was at the St John’s College protests.

Georgia Behrens asks why nobody cares about police violence at protests.

Xiaoran Shi investigates the continued controversy over police on campus

Nick Rowbotham reports on police presence at the NTEU’s fifth day of industrial action

Hannah Ryan reports on last week’s rally against police violence