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Pro-Palestine protesters assemble on the South Lawn on Monday after marching to wish VC Duncan Maskell goodbye. Photo: James Costa

Day 7 on South Lawn: pro-Palestine students dig in on Gaza protest

A week after the first tents were pegged into the lawn at the heart of the University of Melbourne’s Parkville campus, the Gaza encampment has grown to about 80 tents and rallies are gaining numbers. James Costa reports.

Words and photos by James Costa

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