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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol apologises for his actions at the presidential office in Seoul on Saturday.

Yoon survives impeachment vote after his power grab

The move to impeach the South Korean president was foiled by his conservative People Power Party, which boycotted the vote.

  • Soo-Hyang Choi and Sam Kim

November

The pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Sydney.

Sydney Uni to ban encampments, protests in buildings

A report into the two-month pro-Palestine encampment at Sydney University says freedom of speech must be protected, but new rules of civility are needed.

  • Julie Hare
Construction workers attending Lendlease’s One Circular Quay tower on Monday morning.

Fears that $10b in building sites will grind to a halt on Tuesday

The Electrical Trades Union visited Lendlease, Multiplex and Mirvac sites to urge workers to attend an industry rally protesting the CFMEU administration.

  • David Marin-Guzman

October

Protesters in Melbourne hold up a placard of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as they march through the city.

Pro-Palestine protesters defy police demands on Hezbollah imagery

Thousands of activists marched through the streets of Sydney and Melbourne, and are threatening to return on Monday, the anniversary of the October 7 attack.

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  • Edmund Tadros and Hannah Wootton
Protesters march during a Pro-Palestine rally for Gaza and Lebanon in Melbourne last weekend.

‘No tolerance for illegal behaviour’: police issue protest warning

Australian police forces issued a rare joint statement warning people planning to attend pro-Palestine rallies at the weekend there will be no tolerance for illegal behaviour.

  • Gus McCubbing
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Pro-Palestinian protesters outside the NSW Supreme Court on Thursday.

Pro-Palestinian protests to go ahead after police back down

Protest organisers withdrew from plans to hold a vigil on October 7, but won agreement from police to march through the Sydney CBD on Sunday.

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  • Maxim Shanahan
The Middle East conflict has strained social cohesion here in Australia.

For the Liberals, Israel is a rare moment of cultural unity

Even multicultural societies need some shared values. The Liberals feel confident they are defending them.

  • John Roskam
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

No one should mourn slain Hezbollah chief: PM

A political row over Australian support for terror group Hezbollah is deepening.

  • Andrew Tillett

September

Why shouldn’t Australia capitalise on its abundance of uranium?

Readers’ letters on the role of nuclear energy; horses at risk in violent protests; and new anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws that threaten to drive out accountants.

Dozens arrested after anti-war protest turns violent

Protesters flooded Melbourne’s CBD to take action against a defence expo and the federal government’s stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

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  • Gus McCubbing
Offensive tags and artwork in Sydney University’s graffiti tunnel have promoted antisemitism and Jewish genocide say two dozen staff in a complaint to SafeWork NSW

Why Sydney Uni vice chancellor Mark Scott is in the firing line

Street art in Sydney University’s famed graffiti tunnel was exhibit A as Jewish groups stepped up their campaign to unseat the high-profile vice chancellor.

  • Tom Burton
Protesters use a smoke torch during a rally in Tel Aviv to demand a Gaza deal.

Angry Israelis cross red line on hostage deaths

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is refusing to cave to the biggest demonstrations since the Gaza war began last October and agree to a ceasefire.

  • Ethan Bronner
People in Tel Aviv attend a rally demanding a ceasefire deal and the immediate release of hostages.

Netanyahu refuses to ‘surrender’ to hostage deal pressure

The Israeli prime minister has said the war would end only when Hamas was defeated, despite mass protests and a strike to urge a ceasefire.

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  • Patrick Kingsley, Aaron Boxerman and Thomas Fuller

August

Police and protesters clash during pro-Palestinian demonstrations at George Washington University in Washington earlier this year.

US universities brace for next round of Gaza protests as students return

Institutions including New York University have resolved to enforce sanctions on students judged in violation of their codes of conduct during disruptive demonstrations.

  • Andrew Jack
Sydney University negotiated with student protesters to end a two-month-long encampment on the main lawn.

Gaza protests my most difficult issue, says Sydney Uni’s Scott

Resolving the Gaza protests has been the most difficult challenge of his public professional career, says Sydney University vice chancellor, Mark Scott

  • Tom Burton
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July

Riot police hold back protesters after disorder broke out on July 30, 2024 in Southport, England.

UK police clash with far-right protesters after fatal stabbing

The crowd was believed to consist of English Defence League supporters, with the unrest inspired by speculation about the arrested teenage boy.

  • Jill Lawless and Brian Melley
Protesters clash with riot police during May Day demonstrations in Paris, France.

Australia’s great threat is a clash of civilisations

Seismic undercurrents of discontent are surfacing in society as religious beliefs collide and a generation is locked out of the housing market.

  • John Carroll

June

Police clear the streets during clashes with anti-government protesters outside the Argentinian Congress in Buenos Aires.

Argentine Senate passes Milei reform bill as protests rage outside

The bill is key to overhauling an embattled economy, and includes plans for privatising public firms, granting special powers to the president and spurring investment.

  • Nicolás Misculin and Eliana Raszewski

May

What campus protesters get wrong about divestment

Resisting magical thinking about how financial markets work would help them better direct their efforts today.

  • The Economist
Student protesters at Melbourne University on Wednesday afternoon.

‘End it now or we’ll call police’: Uni toughens up on protesters

Melbourne University says protesters ‘crossed a line’ when they occupied a building and warned they could be charged by police if they don’t leave immediately.

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  • Julie Hare and Patrick Durkin

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