Australia: Public Meeting Discusses Opposition to Labor's University Restructuring
Educators and students attended a meeting to oppose the transformation of university education to serve the corporate elite and the war machine.
A public meeting was held on Sunday, with university educators, students, and teachers participating to discuss the Australian Labor government's restructuring of universities. This restructuring is accompanied by the destruction of around 4,000 jobs and is connected to the dictatorial and militarist agenda internationally.
The meeting, titled "Oppose Labor's 'national priorities' university restructuring and job cuts," was held in Sydney and online, with over 100 people in attendance. It was called by the rank-and-file committees at Western Sydney and Macquarie universities, the Committee for Public Education (CFPE), and the International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE).
The meeting opposes the assault on university education and its transformation to meet the needs of the corporate elite and the war machine.
Author's summary: Australians protest university restructuring.