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  1. NTEU to spend $1million on election campaign to defend higher education

    Posted 18 June 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    In an historic move, the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) voted today to spend $1 million on an election campaign to defend higher education in the September federal election.

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  2. NTEU National Council protests against dumb cuts to university funding at Parliament House, Canberra

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

    This morning, 120 NTEU National Council delegates meeting in Canberra protested outside Parliament House against the cuts to university funding.

    Jeannie Rea, National NTEU President, said that ...

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  3. edXpress#8 - out now

    Posted 7 June 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    edXpress is the free subscription based monthly e-bulletin from the National Tertiary Education Union with news and views on what’s happening on our campuses around the country.

    This is ...

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  4. Pollies urged to vote in support of universities

    Posted 5 June 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is calling on all members of the House of Representatives to actively demonstrate their support for universities by voting in favour of a motion to be ...

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  5. Deakin University staff to walk off job on Wednesday after stalled collective agreement negotiations

    Posted 3 June 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    Deakin University staff will walk off the job next Wednesday (5 June) over stalled collective agreement negotiations.

    “This is not just a dispute about fair pay,” said Dr Colin Long, ...

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  6. National Tertiary Education Union welcomes Greens’ ‘Uni Cuts Hurt’ campaign

    Posted 30 May 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has welcomed the announcement by the Australian Greens today that it will campaign against the latest cuts to university funding and student support made ...

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  7. Cuts to uni red tape a smart cut

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

    Cuts to university red tape are smart cuts, according to the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU).

    “That’s why we support the Federal Government’s announcement of a review ...

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  8. Casualisation “the dirty little secret of university expansion”, union to tell public parliamentary hearings into insecure employment bill

    Posted 24 May 2013 by Grahame McCulloch (NTEU National Office)

    A casual academic, who received an award for teaching excellence from the University of Sydney, has been so desperate for housing she lived on the balcony of the home of an elderly man, and ...

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  9. NTEU Analysis of the 2013-14 Federal Budget

    Posted 23 May 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    The NTEU Analysis of the 2013-14 Federal Budget, prepared by National Policy and Research Coordinator Paul Kniest, is now available for download:

    This analysis clearly demonstrates that:

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    Fact Sheet
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    NTEU Analysis of 2013 Federal Budget

    Published: 23 May, 2013
    Tags: Budget,

  10. Destination Fiji - a vacation from workers' rights

    Posted 22 May 2013 by Grahame McCulloch (NTEU National Office)

    Bula!

    Fiji is famous for its sandy white beaches, blue waters, palm trees, sunshine and smiling faces. But behind the island beauty lies a much uglier reality.

    Since Commodore Frank Bainimarama seized power of the South Pacific nation in 2006, the regime has systematically stripped workers of their wages and conditions.

    Now, over 60 per cent of Fijian wage earners are living below the poverty line, hotel workers earn less than $3 an hour, and workers vocal in opposition to the regime have been threatened and assaulted.

    We can support the people of Fiji get their island paradise

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