" University students in Papua
New Guinea, who organised widespread protests calling
on the Prime Minister to stand aside and face corruption charges.
' The students’
demands relate to allegations by a national anti-corruption taskforce, which
implicated the Prime Minister in corrupt activities. The accusations relate to
alleged improper
payments "
" A number of
Australian unions, including the NTEU and the MUA, and the ACTU, are
supporting
the students’ right to protest and right to education. Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA
believes that a strong democracy requires a strong civil society, which must
include strong
labour and student movements who can call governments to account
without fear of reprisal."
The full story can be ,located at http://apheda.org.au/crackdown-students-png/
