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Equal Pay Day Barbecue
Posted 3 September 2010 by Jane Maze from ACT DivisionMany ANU Branch members came to a barbecue today to mark Equal Pay Day, which is the date in the year that the average woman must work until, in order to earn the same amount the average man earned during the financial year ending on the previous 30th June.*
This year it is on September 4th: women had to work more than an extra two months in 2009-2010 to earn the same amount of pay as men. This ...
WAC delegates and Hayley Stevenson, Fran Blackbourn and Sara Beavis barbecuing.
NTEU Media Release: Falling international student numbers threatens viability of universities
Posted 1 September 2010 by Michael Evans from NTEU National Office1 September 2010
The number of International Student Visa applications for higher education fell by 15,499 or 11.5% in 2009-10 compared to 2008-09, according to the most up to date information published by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. This drop in international student visas applications clearly indicates Australia is becoming a less attractive study destination for ...
New ANU NTEU representatives elected
Posted 1 September 2010 by Jane Maze from ACT DivisionThe Australian Electoral Commission has now declared the results of the NTEU elections.
At the Australian National University, the following candidates were elected unopposed. Their two year term starts on October 1st, 2010.
Branch President
Peter Pinnington
Branch Vice President Academic Staff
Sara Beavis
Branch Vice President General Staff
No nomination was received
Branch Secretary
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Coalition Higher Education Policy confirms cuts to equity funding
Posted 20 August 2010 by Michael Evans from NTEU National OfficeThe Coalition last night confirmed cuts to equity funding in its Higher Education Policy Statement – Plan For Real Action to Higher Education.
“The Coalition’s Plan for Real Action to Higher Education confirms, that if elected, Mr Abbott will cut the program to increase participation by students from low SES backgrounds by $227m or 70% over three years,” Paul ...
Branch Contacts
Branch Office
G Block (Old Admin Area) Action Campus
Australian Nat Uni
Phone: 02 6125 2043
Fax: 02 6125 8137
anu@nteu.org.au
Ian Morgan
Branch President
ian.morgan@anu.edu.au
Jane Maze
Communications Officer
jmaze@nteu.org.au
