‘Proudly marked absent’: Hundreds of school students protest in Sydney in support of Palestine

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Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi said she was ‘proud’ of the protesters after the NSW education minister said it was not a valid reason to miss school

Hundreds of students have defied politicians and rallied at Town Hall in Sydney in support of Palestine.

A raucous, bouncing crowd chanted, whooped and cheered amid speeches that called for an end to the the bombardment of Gaza and for a free Palestine.