“The safety and wellbeing of our students, staff and members of the community is our priority, and we continue to work with authorities.
“Our support services are available for anyone who needs assistance. You can access free and confidential counselling and wellbeing support 24/7 with Student Wellbeing by visiting the health and wellbeing webpage. 24-hour support is also available from Lifeline via text, online chat, or by calling 13 11 14.”
A clerical staff member at the university, who did not want to be named for privacy reasons, described the moment a security guard came into the Charles Perkins Centre, a medical research institute, and said they were going into lockdown.
“They said there has been a stabbing and we all have to stay inside until they’ve sorted it,” he said after the building was reopened.
About 10am, the ambulance and some police had left the area.
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