Youth & students

protesters on the streets in Serbia

The wave of student-led anti-government protests continues to grow in Serbia, sparked by an awning collapse at the Novi Sad train station that killed 15 people, reports Sofija Filipovic.

students protesting in West Bengal

Student protesters at India鈥檚 Jadavpur University, in West Bengal, were subjected to violent attacks while demanding that student elections be reinstated by the state government, reports Sandip Nayak.

Northern Territory Courts cut the after-hours bail service, creating more danger, particularly for minors.聽Stephen W Enciso reports on the community push-back.

DOE logo and US flag under smashed glass

The mass layoffs by Donald Trump's administration effectively gut the Department of Education, cutting staff by nearly one third, reports聽Natalia Marques.

sudents camp out at Columbia University

Chants of 鈥淣o ICE, No KKK, No Fascist USA!鈥 echoed through downtown Manhattan, as people protested the kidnapping and detention of聽Mahmoud Khalil, Palestinian activist and聽Columbia University graduate, reports聽Saurav Sarkar.

The University of Sydney鈥檚 threat to suspend Luna, a transgender refugee, for writing pro-Palestine messages on a whiteboard has drawn attention to its repression of campus activism. Pride in Protest reports.

Any party or MP facing off Donald Trump鈥檚 attacks on trans, nonbinary people and women will have a fight on their hands, argues Rachel Evans.

The NT Country Liberal Party has contracted the controversial private British-Danish聽security firm G4S to provide 鈥渕uch-needed relief鈥 in the corrections system.聽Stephen W Enciso reports.

While young people are generally more progressive, the far right is pushing misogyny to draw young men into their movement. Isaac Nellist reports.

The new Universities Australia聽definition of antisemitism is an ugly attempt to silence the pro-Palestine movement on campuses and academics, university workers and students who critique Israel and Zionism.聽Markela Panegyres and Jonathan Strauss report.

student protest in Indonesia

Thousands of Indonesian students across the country are taking to the streets protesting the Prabowo Subianto administration, launching a new movement against the former military general鈥檚 program of 鈥渂udget efficiency鈥, reports聽Girard Mariano Lopez.

The Australian Council of Trade Unions has launched a campaign to push back against supermarket giants and other large employer groups wanting to abolish penalty rates in the retail sector. Jim McIlroy reports.