PoliticsAustralian students reject calls to stay in school as anti-Hanson protests spread

High school students are joining coordinated university walkouts in major Australian cities and smaller locations to protest Pauline Hanson and One Nation. Organisers urge students to fight racism and the far right, while Hanson says they should instead protest the cost-of-living crisis and stagnant wages. Politicians have urged them not to miss classes.

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