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REINSTATEMENT OF PUBLIC GOOD TEST FOR CRCs OVERDUE
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The Government today released a comprehensive report on the Review of the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) Program, which was conducted by an expert panel lead by Professor Mary Kane. The review, which forms part the Government's Innovation Review, examined changes to the CRC program and made a number of important recommendations about how it could be improved to better meet it objectives. |
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POSITIONS VACANT: Branch Organiser (2)
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NTEU is seeking two highly motivated staff members as Branch Organisers for its WA Division, one at its Curtin University Branch and the other at its Edith Cowan University Branch. |
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NTEU extends nominations for elections to 7 July 2008
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Under the NTEU Rules, nominations are extended to 7 July 2008 at 12 noon for all positions for which no nominations, or insufficient nominations, were received. |
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COALITION TO USE SENATE MAJORITY TO SET UNIVERSITY ENTRY SCORES: NTEU
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The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is concerned that the Coalition appears to be continuing its ideologically driven campaign to micro-manage universities and restrict institutional freedom by imposing an ill-fitting, "one size fits all" approach to higher education policy. |
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ACADEMIC CASUALS SEE RED OVER UNFAIR PAY
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The RED (Recognition, Enhancement, Development) Report released last week identifies a range of pressing concerns for casual and sessional teachers, their supervisors and universities, however it fails to consider the 'elephant in the room', the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) said today. |
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NTEU TO LAUNCH "OUR UNIVERSITIES MATTER" CAMPAIGN
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The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) will launch a major campaign tomorrow, Thursday 24 July, under the banner of 'Our Universities Matter - Investing in People and Society'. |
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BUDGET SETS FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION
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Tonight the Treasurer, Wayne Swan, announced a total of more than $2billion in new policy initiatives for higher education in the Rudd Government's first Budget. In addition to honouring its election promises, the announcements also included the allocation of part of the Budget surplus into two new funds. |
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BUDGET MUST INCLUDE STUDENT SERVICES PROVISIONS
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The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) expects the Federal Government to include specific provisions aimed at restoring university students' access to essential and student-oriented services in tomorrow's Budget. |
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COALITION TO REIMPOSE WORKCHOICES ON UNIVERSITIES
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NTEU is concerned that the Coalition will use its majority in the Senate to reimpose WorkChoices type regulations on our universities. Senator Brett Mason (Liberal Queensland) has given notice that on 14 May 2008 he will move to disallow Minister Gillard's amendments to Commonwealth Grant Scheme (CGS) Guidelines. If this disallowance motion is successful, about $300m of university funding will once again be made conditional on universities complying with the controversial Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements (HEWRRs) and National Governance Protocols. |
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WORKCHOICES FOR UNIVERSITY STAFF FINALLY ABOLISHED
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The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) today welcomed the Rudd Government's amendment to the Higher Education Support Act 2003, which removes the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements (HEWRRs) as a condition of university funding. |
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VET DISCUSSION PAPER SUGGESTS POSSIBLE INCREASE IN COSTS TO STUDENTS: NTEU
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The Discussion Paper released today by the Minister for Skills and Workforce Participation, Jacinta Allan, presents a course that, if implemented, could lead to increased costs for students and privatisation of the public sector TAFE the NTEU said today. |
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NEW DIRECTION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY
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The NTEU welcomed today's announcement by the Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, of a major review of Australian higher education policies. |
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COALITION STILL WANTS TO MANAGE OUR UNIVERSITIES
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The NTEU is surprised to hear that the Coalition wants to continue interfering in university autonomy and independence by insisting the Government keep funding conditional on meeting the previous Government's controversial National Governance Protocols (NGP). |
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NTEU lodges Rule Change Application
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UNIVERSITY AWA EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE ILLEGAL
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The Workplace Ombudsman has advised the University of Wollongong that it was illegal to offer employment on the condition that a person signs an AWA (Australian Workplace Agreement) � as they had to offer the choice of the Enterprise Agreement. |
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ACTU seeking strategic researchers in Melbourne
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CHAMPIONING STRENGTHENS SEEN AS KEY TO PROMOTING RESEARCH QUALITY
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Detailed discipline based reports highlighting established and emerging areas of research strength are to be the primary outcomes of Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA), a new research quality and evaluation system announced yesterday by the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr. |
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URGENT ACTION REQUIRED ON UNIVERSITY STUDENT SERVICES
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The legacy of the Howard Government's voluntary student unionism (VSU) legislation introduced in 2005 has been the loss of essential services for many students at Australia's universities, including access to affordable child and health care services and independent advocacy in relation to academic matters. |
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HEWRRs AMENDMENT RETURNS FREE AND FAIR BARGAINING TO HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR
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The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) congratulates the Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, Julia Gillard for the introduction today of a new Bill to repeal the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements (HEWRRs) and National Governance Protocols. |
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HEWRRs TO BE ABOLISHED
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The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Julia Gillard last night announced that the Government's intention is to repeal the Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements (HEWRRs). |
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SCIENCE MEETS PARLIAMENT
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The annual Federation of Australian Science and Technology Societies' (FASTS) Science meets Parliament, hosted in Canberra, will take place on Tuesday 18th March and Wednesday 19th March 2008. |
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UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG MEDICAL SCHOOL CAUGHT OUT IN ILLEGAL AWA-ONLY OFFERS
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The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has referred the employment practices of the University to Wollongong to the federal Workplace Ombudsman and requested that the institution be prosecuted for illegally offering jobs on an AWA-only basis. |
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UB and the NTEU settle AWA case
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The University of Ballarat and the NTEU have reached an out-of-court settlement of proceedings issued against the University in the Federal Court of Australia. |
