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University Holds Confiscated Palestinian Flag as Students Launch Nationwide Strike

Students have organized posters, additional flag hoistings and a nationwide strike to protest enforcement of the university’s updated flag policy.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - 2025/08/03: Protesters march across the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the rally. Thousands of protesters took part in the "March for Humanity Save Gaza," crossing the Sydney Harbour Bridge to call for an end to Israel's military assault on Gaza and demand immediate humanitarian aid access. The march was part of a broader movement across Australia condemning the bombardment, displacement, and civilian deaths in the besieged territory. Protesters also raised urgent concerns over the deepening food crisis, with the United Nations warning that more than a million Palestinians in Gaza are facing catastrophic hunger, particularly children suffering from severe malnutrition. (Photo by Ye Myo Khant/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • The University of Sydney removed Dr David Brophy’s Palestinian flag under its revised 13-page policy and is holding it as lost property pending his collection.
  • Brophy refused to comply with the removal order, arguing his ethical obligations outweigh the policy’s restrictions on unapproved flags.
  • Student societies plastered solidarity posters at Welcome Fest and three more Palestinian flags were sighted on the Brennan MacCallum building.
  • Students for Palestine called today’s nationwide student strike, drawing hundreds across Australia to challenge limits on political expression.
  • The flag policy, introduced in June after a pro-Palestinian encampment and concerns over antisemitism, bars permanent displays of unapproved flags and requires advance notice for demonstrations.