Published 3 April 202516 April 2025 · open letter / the arts / Palestine Protected: An open letter to the Australian Government from Australian creatives and members of the public regarding Palestine Louisa Mignone and Juliette McIntyre This content is password-protected. To view it, please enter the password below. Password: Louisa Mignone Louisa Mignone is an actor and writer in film, television and theatre. More by Louisa Mignone › Juliette McIntyre Dr Juliette McIntyre is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of South Australia. More by Juliette McIntyre › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 10 April 202610 April 2026 · open letter Open letter: RMIT staff and students oppose disciplinary action against Gemma Seymour over video opposing links to weapons ties RMIT University Staff and Students Freedom of speech and expression is absolutely vital in academic institutions. Students who engage in activism should not be punished for doing so, and discipline procedures are not there to be abused as a tool of intimidation. We call for the disciplinary process against Gemma to cease immediately. 5 February 20265 February 2026 · open letter An urgent demand for action on racist and sexist redundancies at Macquarie University Coalition Against Racism We, the undersigned university researchers, educators, students and professional staff, condemn Macquarie University’s recent redundancy decisions as a blatant manifestation of institutional racism and sexism.
