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  1. University protests held across WA: Hundreds of staff and students unite against 'dumb cuts'

    Posted 19 April 2013 by Jason Tebbutt (WA Division)

    Read an ABC article about the protests here.

    Protests were held at Universities across WA this week to oppose the Federal Government’s recently announced funding cuts to higher education. The ...

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    150 staff and students attended the UWA protest
  2. Union questions Federal Government figures on university cuts

    Posted 18 April 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    Research by the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has questioned key claims about the $2.3bn university cuts made by Craig Emerson, the Minister for Education, Skills, Science and Research, in an email forwarded to all Monash University staff and students on Wednesday. An almost identical letter was emailed to the

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  3. WA university staff and students protest over $2.3bn cuts to university funding

    Posted 18 April 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    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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  4. Photos from Funding Cut Protest 18.4.13

    Posted 18 April 2013 by Beth Cole (Murdoch University)

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  5. Restore funding to our universities and students: message to NTEU members

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

    Dear NTEU members,

    Thank you for your feedback to my email early this week. I have read your messages of support and the many good ideas and proposals for the focus and content of the campaign. In ...

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  6. FIGHT BACK AGAINST FUNDING CUTS: WA Protest Details

    Posted 16 April 2013 by Jason Tebbutt (WA Division)

    Join NTEU members, staff, students and members of the community to voice our opposition to the massive cuts to Higher Education funding announced by the Government on the weekend.

    ECU
    Wednesday 17th ...

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  7. Opposition ‘hypocritical’ for not opposing university cuts

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

    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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  8. Support students organising against the Federal Government's higher education cuts

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

    Do support the students by participating in their activities and also assuring students participating that they will not be penalised for non-attendance in class.

    Events are being organised across ...

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  9. “Dumb cuts – dumber country.” Union appeals to University Vice Chancellors over $2.3b cuts to higher education

    Posted 15 April 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    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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  10. School reforms should not come at cost of universities

    Posted 13 April 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    “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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