NSW: Students arrested after sit-in at Railway Square

AAP General News (Australia)
04-12-2006
NSW: Students arrested after sit-in at Railway Square

Arrests have been made in Sydney .. at a protest against the federal government's higher
education policy.

Several demonstrators were arrested after a group of about 50 students sat down in
the middle of the intersection at Railway Square .. near Central Station .. and refused
to move.

One student fell to the ground and hit her head on the road during a scuffle with police.

A heavy police presence is surrounding the protest .. which numbers about 400 and has
caused traffic chaos throughout the city.







The Sydney protest is part of a national day of action called by uni students.

The students .. from several Sydney unis .. gathered at the University of Technology
Sydney .. before beginning their protest march through the city.

They want the Youth Allowance increased to at least the poverty line .. a decrease
in the age of independence to 18 and for Austudy recipients to be eligible for rent assistance.

They're also calling for the abolition of GST on textbooks and adequate funding for
student organisations.

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KEYWORD: PROTEST NSW (SYDNEY)

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