Advocate Nov 2004
Vol11 No4
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In this issue of The Advocate:
FEATURES
ELECTION AFTERMATH:GROUND HOG DAY FOR HIGHER
EDUCATION
by Andrew Nette
All four of
the seats won from the Coalition by Labor – Adelaide,
Hindmarsh, Richmond and Parramatta – were seats targeted by
NTEU. In the six other seats in which NTEU worked, however,
only one experienced a swing that was lower than state swings.
WORKPLACE RIGHTS AT STAKE AGAIN
by Ken McAlpine
The most unexpected aspect of the outcome of the 2004 election
was the Coalition gaining a majority in the Senate from July
2005. This gives the coalition the opportunity to legislate
as it wishes, on industrial relations and higher education.
THIRD TIME AROUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
‘REFORM’
Federal Education Minister, Brendan Nelson has indicated that he
would re-introduce those aspects of his Higher Education
legislation which were rejected by the Senate in late 2003.
STUDENT TEACHING & LEARNING: WHO’S ASSESSING
WHOM?
by Paul Kniest
The Government is planning the introduction of compulsory student
evaluations, published publically, and used to assess learning
and teaching performance and as the basis for distribution of
funding.
NATIONAL COUNCIL 2004
Over 200 delegates from all NTEU Branches and Divisions met in
Melbourne from 30 September to 2 October for the Union’s
National Council.
NTEU FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2003-2004
FROM THE OFFICERS
-
COALITION’S CLEAR RUN FOR RADICAL SECTOR
CHANGE
by Carolyn Allport, National President -
BARGAINING STRATEGY MUST PROTECT OUR
GAINS
by Grahame McCulloch, General Secretary -
UNIVERSITIES, CRUISE LINERS AND
SHIPS
by Ted Murphy, National Assistant Secretary
MEMBERSHIP
- VOGEL & VICTORIAN PREMIER’S LITERARY AWARD WINNERS
- FEEL-GOOD ONLINE XMAS SHOPPING GUIDE
- EMILY MILLER AWARD FOR MAUREEN CHANDLER
- UPDATED MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS GUIDE
- NEW NTEU NATIONAL EXECUTIVE
UPDATE
- HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS BRIEFS
- ENTERPRISE BARGAINING NATIONAL UPDATE
- CONSULTATION FOR REGIONAL CAMPUS CLOSURES
- CHILD CARE IS UNION BUSINESS
- RECENT HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIONS BY NTEU
- GERMAINE GREER VISITS CQU
- UWS MEMBERS SWAY TRUSTEES
INDIGENOUS NEWS
- WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THE IHEAC?
- CSU INDIGENOUS EDUCATION REVIEW
- LA TROBE UNI WINS WURREKER AWARD
- NEW INDIGENOUS EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
COLUMNS
-
CYBER-CAMPAIGNING
News from the Net, by Pat Wright -
TOUGH OUTLOOK FOR RESEARCH
Lowering the Boom, by Ian Lowe -
SURVIVING A BLEAK WINTER
Letter from Aotearoa New Zealand, by Bill Rosenberg, AUS -
REGIONAL AUSTRALIA AND REFUGEES
Regional Focus, by Jenny Austin