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Federal Court reinstates university professor sacked in sham redundancy
The Federal Court has ordered the reinstatement of Professor Judith Bessant at RMIT University in Melbourne – a judgement that the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) welcomes as a warning ...
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Abbott’s smoke and mirrors budget plan hits education hard
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) today warned that Federal Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, is hiding the range and breadth of funding cuts planned by the Coalition should it win ...
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National protests tomorrow for the restoration of university cuts
The NTEU is urging everyone who cares about higher education to join national protests tomorrow (Tuesday 14 May), to coincide with the Federal Government bringing down its budget.
“Right ...
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Government cuts will turn students away
Politicians and their advisers are out of step if they still think that there are no votes in higher education, National Tertiary Education Union President, Jeannie Rea said today in response to the ...
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Opposition ‘hypocritical’ for not opposing university cuts
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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“Dumb cuts – dumber country.” Union appeals to University Vice Chancellors over $2.3b cuts to higher education
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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School reforms should not come at cost of universities
“The NTEU applauds increased government investment in education and welcomes the school education reforms. However, this should not come at the cost of public investment in universities and ...
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New TAFE funding is sugar coating for a bitter pill, says National Tertiary Education Union
The Napthine Government’s decision to put $200 million back into TAFE in Victoria over four years is little more than a face-saving measure, according to the National Tertiary Education Union ...
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Criss-crossed: Farwell Chris (Evans) and hello Chris (Bowen)
The National Tertiary Education Union has thanked Senator Chris Evans, the outgoing Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research.
NTEU National President Jeannie Rea said in a ...
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Indigenous staff critical to boosting Indigenous university student numbers
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) welcomed the announcement today (17 December) by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Evans, on plans to double the number of Indigenous ...


