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  1. 4th edition of edXpress now out

    Posted 4 February 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    The 4thedition of edXpress, the free subscription based e-bulletin from the National Tertiary Education Union, is now out.

    2013 is going to be a big year for higher education and, for the first ...

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  2. Criss-crossed: Farwell Chris (Evans) and hello Chris (Bowen)

    Posted 4 February 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    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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  3. NTEU says appointment of lawyers to negotiate enterprise agreements at University of Western Sydney a waste of money

    Posted 29 January 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    The University of Western Sydney Branch of the NTEU is surprised but untroubled by the appointment of Maddocks, a corporate firm, to negotiate the new academic and general staff enterprise agreements ...

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  4. Federal Government’s response to the university Base Funding Review a collective disappointment, says NTEU

    Posted 29 January 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    The Federal Government’s response to the Lomax-Smith Base Funding Review into university funding is a non-response, according to the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU).

    “The ...

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  5. New website for Queer Unionists in Tertiary Education

    Posted 24 January 2013 by Paul Clifton (NTEU National Office)

    Queer Unionists in Tertiary Education (QUTE) has launched a new website that provides members and their friends with information about the group, a calendar of events, links to community ...

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  6. Bill will legislate homophobia in workplaces, National Tertiary Education Union says

    Posted 21 January 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) says that the draft Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012, if passed, will legislate homophobia in many Australian workplaces, as well as ...

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  7. NTEU protests discrimination in Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012

    Posted 21 January 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    Letter to the Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon, from NTEU National President Jeannie Rea.



    Dear Ms Roxon

    RE: Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Bill 2012

    The National Tertiary Education Union ...

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  8. Give the new intake of university students the support they need, says the National Tertiary Education Union

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

    The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) congratulates the thousands of school leavers and mature age students who received a first-round offer of a university place today.

    “These new ...

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  9. Industrial action on agenda at the University of Sydney and the University of New England over enterprise bargaining

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

    Staff at the University of Sydney and the University of New England will vote in the next month over industrial action on enterprise bargaining, following successful applications to Fair Work ...

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  10. ACOLA Report highlights investment needed to fix Australian research careers

    Posted 15 January 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has welcomed the release of a report today by the Australian Council of Learned Academies (ACOLA) which has confirmed that job insecurity is the number ...

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