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Posts tagged with cuts
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University cuts are real cuts with real consequences, says Union
An analysis of the cuts to university funding released by the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) today challenges the Prime Minister’s characterisation of these cuts as being nothing more ...
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WA university staff and students protest over $2.3bn cuts to university funding
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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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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Protest over slashes to staff and course numbers at the University of Western Sydney
8.30am Wednesday 21 November, Building AD, University of Western Sydney, Werrington North
Angry staff at the University of Western Sydney will protest over proposed staff and course cuts on ...
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Another TAFE casualty: Closure of Victoria University Newport childcare centre to leave parents and children stranded
Protest: 9.30 am Friday 2 November, 80 Champion Road Newport
Friends of Victoria University (VU), parents and staff of the Victoria University Newport Childcare centre will demonstrate outside the ...
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Jobs disappear in the clouds
A restructure of Information Technology (IT) services at Deakin University is leaving staff in the lurch – at the very time that Deakin is launching itself into the digital learning ...
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Industrial tribunal urges more consultation about UNE Printery
The NTEU Branch at the University of New England (UNE) is very pleased to announce that on 19 September Fair Work Australia upheld the union's claims about consultation on the future of the UNE ...
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NSW Premier: Don't cut community organisations.
It was recently reported that 26 community organisations in NSW—including the Welfare Rights Centre, Lifeline (Sydney and Sutherland), Redfern Legal Centre’s financial counselling service, the Gay and Lesbian Counselling service and Twenty10—are at risk of having their funding cut by the NSW Government.
As a former community sector worker and then lecturer in social sciences, I appreciate how important these organisations are to the communities they assist and represent. They provide vital services to people in need, often on a tight budget.
The potential loss of funding, a result of new efficiency measures set by the NSW government, would have a devastating effect on these services, their staff and the community.
I would encourage all NTEU members to sign this petition calling on the O’Farrell government to protect community services funding, which was created by NTEU Sydney Branch member Megan.


