ABC
May 22, 2014, 8:51 pm
Protesters waving a National Union of Students banner disrupt a Liberal event at Sydney University_.ABC
Police have clashed with demonstrators who tried to storm a Liberal Party debate at Sydney University being adjudicated by Education Minister Christopher Pyne.
Senators George Brandis and Mitch Fifield, along with Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson, were on the guest list for the John Howard Debating Cup at the university's St John's College.
About 45 minutes before Mr Pyne arrived, up to 30 protesters tried to enter the building but could not get in.
Police arrived at the scene shortly afterwards at which point there was a confrontation, described by ABC reporter Ben Worsley as "quite forceful", as a number of students were pushed to the ground.
Footage from the scene appears to show a police officer striking a student.
"Within two or three minutes a heavy police presence arrived, probably a couple of dozen police approached the protesters," Worsley said.
"A number of the protesters were pushed to the ground quite forcefully but the group has refused to leave."
The debate is due to last until about 9:00pm, but police and protesters show no signs of going anywhere.
About 50 police from the NSW Public Order and Riot Squad were on the scene.
Student Liberals condemn 'riot' outside debate
The protest appears to have been attended by members of the Socialist Alternative and the National Union of Students, who coordinated nationwide protests yesterday against the Coalition's plans to deregulate tertiary education.
The demonstrations yesterday forced Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Mr Pyne to cancel a visit to Deakin University in Geelong after security advice from the Australian Federal Police.
The Government unveiled in the federal budget plans to deregulate university fees from 2016, allowing universities to charge what they like for courses.
The interest rate on student loans will also increase and the income threshold for when students need to start paying the money back will be lowered.
The Sydney University's Liberal Club released a statement on Facebook, saying Thursday's debating event was "subject to a violent riot by a fringe group of students on the extreme left".
"I'm sure all Australian students stand with me in condemning this unprovoked and violent riot," the statement quoted the club's president, Alex Dore, as saying.
"This riot was organised by the usual suspects from Sydney University's extremist rent-a-crowd, who have nothing better to do than to disrupt civil debate with their militant tactics."
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