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  1. Union questions Federal Government figures on university cuts

    Posted 18 April 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    Research by the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has questioned key claims about the $2.3bn university cuts made by Craig Emerson, the Minister for Education, Skills, Science and Research, in an email forwarded to all Monash University staff and students on Wednesday. An almost identical letter was emailed to the

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  2. WA university staff and students protest over $2.3bn cuts to university funding

    Posted 18 April 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    ABC News report about today’s protests in Perth over the Federal Government’s $2.3bn cuts to university funding.

    Members of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) and students staged protests this morning at Curtin University, Murdoch University, the University of Western Australia and Edith Cowan University.

    NTEU Division President Gabe Gooding told the ABC that the cuts were particularly bad for Western Australia because of the decision many years ago to move the school starting age forward by six months. This will start to be felt in 2015 with half as many school leavers as usual available to enrol at

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  3. Invitation to May Day rally, Canberra

    Posted 18 April 2013 by Jane Maze (ACT Division)

    This year there will be a large May Day rally in front of Old Parliament House on Saturday, May 4th, from 11.30 am. We would like to take a strong NTEU contingent. Please contact the Division ...

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  4. This (micro-managed) campus life

    Posted 17 April 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    Andrew Bonnell, who’s President of the NTEU Queensland Division and Branch President at UQ, was guest columnist today for The Australian’s Campus Life. Andrew is an Associate Professor in ...

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  5. eYarn - The cut-price April 2013 edition...

    Posted 17 April 2013 by Celeste Liddle (Indigenous)

    It has been a huge month on a number of fronts in the world of Higher Education, and this edition of eYarn promises to be quite the involved one! What with the Federal Government announcing funding ...

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  6. Restore funding to our universities and students: message to NTEU members

    Posted 17 April 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    Dear NTEU members,

    Thank you for your feedback to my email early this week. I have read your messages of support and the many good ideas and proposals for the focus and content of the campaign. In ...

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  7. Opposition ‘hypocritical’ for not opposing university cuts

    Posted 16 April 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has slammed reports that Opposition education spokesman Christopher Pyne has ruled out opposing the Federal government’s $2.3bn in cuts to higher ...

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  8. Canberra Times: Budget blow will cost Canberra's universities $16m

    Posted 16 April 2013 by Jane Maze (ACT Division)

    Today's Canberra Times reported on the probable effects of the government's announced university budget cuts on Canberra institutions. It quotes the NTEU ACT Division Secretary:

    'Stephen Darwin said ...

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  9. Support students organising against the Federal Government's higher education cuts

    Posted 16 April 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    Do support the students by participating in their activities and also assuring students participating that they will not be penalised for non-attendance in class.

    Events are being organised across ...

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  10. “Dumb cuts – dumber country.” Union appeals to University Vice Chancellors over $2.3b cuts to higher education

    Posted 15 April 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is appealing to Australian universities not to cut staff as a result of the $900 million ‘efficiency dividend’ cuts announced on the weekend ...

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John Sinclair
Branch President
jsinclair@nteu.org.au

Barb Williams
Division Organiser
bwilliams@nteu.org.au

Kobie Howe
Division Industrial Officer
khowe@nteu.org.au

Athan McCaw
Branch Industrial Organiser
atmccaw@nteu.org.au

Jane Maze
Communications Officer/Organiser
jmaze@nteu.org.au



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