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This (micro-managed) campus life
Andrew Bonnell, who’s President of the NTEU Queensland Division and Branch President at UQ, was guest columnist today for The Australian’s Campus Life. Andrew is an Associate Professor in ...
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Restore funding to our universities and students: message to NTEU members
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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Opposition ‘hypocritical’ for not opposing university cuts
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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Support students organising against the Federal Government's higher education cuts
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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“Dumb cuts – dumber country.” Union appeals to University Vice Chancellors over $2.3b cuts to higher education
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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Your Rights to Recreation Leave
Here is the statement from Stephen Weller, DVC University Services, which was sent to all JCU staff as the resolution to a dispute raised by the NTEU regarding access to recreation leave:
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School reforms should not come at cost of universities
“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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6th edition of edXpress now out
edXpress is the free subscription-based monthly e-bulletin from the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) with news and views on what’s happening on our campuses around the country.
This is ...
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Going Troppo? Restructuring at JCU
James Cook University (JCU) will become ‘the university of the tropics’, according to the recently released review report, JCU: The Future – Crystallising our Purpose, with ...
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NTEU National Teaching Conference underway
The NTEU's National Teaching Conference began this morning (Thuresday 4 April) at RMIT University in Melbourne.
Checkout the program, speakers and papers at www.nteu.org.au/ntc2013
And follow the discussion on the Twitter hashtag:


