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Community Leaders Oppose VSU Legislation
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Thirty five prominent Australians have joined the debate over the Government’s
\"Voluntary Student Unionism\" legislation, sponsoring a statement of opposition which
will appear in \"The Australian\" today.
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Democrat GST fails tertiary education
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The National Tertiary Education Union has condemned the Democrat cave-in on the GST. The
deal which has been struck between Senators Lees and Murray and the Prime Minister ignores the
concerns raised by the education sector.
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Dr Kemp\'s workplace agenda
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The NTEU has condemned Dr Kemp’s leaked Cabinet proposal which attempts to play
staff and students off against each other. Dr Kemp’s Cabinet submission specifically
attempts to undermine the work of the NTEU and the strong relationship between students and staff.
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Education Sector calls on Democrats to \'walk away\' from GST deal
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At a joint media conference held in Melbourne this morning, Education Unions have
delivered a united message to the Australian Democrats to \"walk away\" from their GST
deal with the Government or risk electoral backlash from their supporters working in the industry.
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Federal Budget: where is the `Bonanza for education?’
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Dr Carolyn Allport, National President of the National Tertiary Education Union, has
questioned the basis for the Prime Minister’s statements that the Federal Budget would
focus on `the education future of this country’.
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Government To Consider Fate Of Greenwich University
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The National Tertiary Education Union has written to Federal, State and Territory
Education Ministers calling on them to review accreditation procedures and prevent recognition of
courses offered by Greenwich University.
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GST: A Tax on Education
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The National Tertiary Education Union, representing 25,000 staff in universities, today
slammed the GST as a tax on education.
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Historic Strike at University of Melbourne
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Staff at the University of Melbourne were on strike yesterday (21 October) in protest at
the failure of management to give adequate guarantees about pay and conditions in enterprise
bargaining.
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Kemp embraces vouchers, increased uni fees and a real rate of interest on student
loans
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The National Tertiary Education Union, representing academic and general staff in
Australian universities, has condemned the Government’s plans to deregulate university fees
and introduce a voucher-driven funding system for Australian higher education.
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National Day of Action to bury Kemp\'s agenda
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Staff and students around the country will rally tomorrow (Thursday) to reject the
recommendations in Dr Kemp’s leaked Cabinet submission in their entirety. Although the
Prime Minister has made promises that he will \"never ever\" deregulate fees or introduce
market rates of interest, Dr Kemp’s bribe for workplace reform remains firmly on the
table.
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No Vision, No Heart - Equity initiatives in higher education must be supported
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The National Tertiary Education Union, representing staff in Australian universities,
has expressed horror at the suggestion that the Merit-Based Equity Scholarships Scheme is to be
scrapped in Tuesday’s Federal Budget. |
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NTEU and CAPA call for release of Green Paper Submissions
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The National Tertiary Education Union and the Council of Australian Postgraduate
Associations have written to Education Minister David Kemp, urging him to publish responses to his
Green Paper on the future of University Research, New Knowledge, New Opportunities.
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NTEU concerned by Tierney’s suggestion that Research funding be used to offset
VSU
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The National Tertiary Education Union has expressed concern at comments made by Senator
John Tierney regarding universities using research grants to fund student services which will be
lost if proposed VSU legislation is passed. |
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NTEU National Sorry Day Statement
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National Sorry Day, and the Journey of Healing, have been important for all Australians.
We have shared our sorrow for those stolen from their families, we have joined with each other in
community organizations, at our workplaces, and in our schools and universities, to give support to
the journey of reconciliation. |
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NTEU supports students’ anti-VSU Day of Action
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The National Tertiary Education Union has endorsed the Day of Action in opposition to
the Government’s so called voluntary student unionism legislation taking place around the
country tomorrow. |
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NTEU to give evidence to Senate VSU Inquiry
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The National Tertiary Education Union will give evidence about the fundamental and
intrinsic value of student organisations to Australian universities at tomorrow’s Senate
inquiry into the proposed VSU legislation. |
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NTEU wins higher education coverage in landmark ruling
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In a landmark ruling, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission has granted an
application by the National Tertiary Education Industry Union (NTEU) for union coverage of general
(non-academic) staff in all Australian universities.
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NTEU wins nationwide coverage of general staff
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In a landmark ruling, the Australian Industrial Relations Commission has granted in full
an application by the National Tertiary Education Industry Union (NTEU) for union coverage of
general staff in all Australian universities.
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Real interest rates on HECS fees will slug students and families without helping
universities
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Prime Minister Howard’s statement today that Cabinet would not deregulate
university fees but would consider a real interest rate on HECS has been greeted with derision and
dismay by the National Tertiary Education Union.
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Research \"Green Paper\" points to a market-driven future
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The Government’s Discussion Paper on higher education research, released today,
points to a future where student vouchers and the needs of research `users’ will
increasingly drive the allocation of resources and the nature of research activity in Australian
universities.
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Senate VSU Report Ignores Community
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The National Tertiary Education Union has called on Independent Senators Colston and
Harradine to heed the recommendations of the minority reports from the ALP and Australian Democrat
senators about the effects of the proposed Voluntary Student Unionism legislation. |
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The Democrats GST Scoreboard - Failing the Test
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The three unions representing staff in schools, universities and TAFE colleges have
assessed the detail available on Meg Lees’ tax deal. On education, it fails miserably.
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The Education Budget - more pain for higher education
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The Prime Minister’s so-called ‘Education Budget’ has gone
missing in action - especially as far as Australia’s public universities are concerned.
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The Kemp Agenda - Myth vs Reality
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MYTH: DEREGULATING FEES WILL HELP US TO MEET UNMET DEMAND
FACT: Kemp is saying that `unmet demand will be met by lifting limits on number of places
universities can offer’.
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Unconstitutional VSU legislation must not be passed
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The National Tertiary Education Union has welcomed legal advice released today by the
Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee which indicates that the Government’s
proposed Voluntary Student Unionism legislation may be unconstitutional.
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University of Queensland ballot result a win for NTEU, a blow for Reith's
agenda
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Academic Staff at the University of Queensland have resoundingly rejected the
University’s proposed enterprise agreement, which was put to a ballot of all staff.
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University of Wollongong must retain Indigenous Health Course
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The National Tertiary Education Union has joined students, staff and indigenous leaders
in calling on the University of Wollongong to retain the Bachelor of Health Science in Indigenous
Health. |
