Advocate July 2006
In this issue:
FEATURES
2006 RESEARCH CONFERENCE A
SUCCESS!
Approximately 60 NTEU members involved in
research attended the ‘Universities and the New Research
Environment Conference’ in Melbourne in mid-May.
RQF: THE STATE OF PLAY
Andrew Nette reports that a number of key aspects of the Research
Quality Framework remain unresolved.
ARC BILL LIKELY TO PASS
Controversial
legislation implementing the Federal Government’s changes
to the Australian Research Council (ARC) appears set to pass the
Federal Parliament.
TRUE CONFESSIONS OF DEDICATED
RESEARCHERS
If you are employed as a dedicated
researcher at an Australian university, the Productivity
Commission wants to know your story.
CODE ON RESEARCH MISCONDUCT
Ken McAlpine reports on the positives and negatives of an
Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research.
EXPANDING HORIZONS
NTEU member Jo-Anne Ferreira attended the Council for the
Humanities Arts and Social Sciences’ ‘Expanding
Horizons’ conference in Canberra in March.
2006 GOVERNANCE CONFERENCE
NTEU hosted our second Governance Conference in June.
SEDITION LAWS MUST GO
George Williams reports on the Australian Law Reform
Commission’s finding that the term sedition should be
removed from the statute book.
SUPER CADETS ARE GO!
Lauren Maxwell from Members Equity and Kate Bingham from UniSuper
spent their ‘Super Cadets’ placement with NTEU
National and Victorian Division offices.
DOWNLOADING AT WORK
Ken McAlpine advises on
the perils and pitfalls associated with browsing and downloading
from the internet whilst at work.
A WORKPLACE WORLD OF DOG EAT DOG
Brave
New Workplace by David Peetz examines the individualisation
of employment relations. Review by Lee Stupart.
NEW UK ACADEMIC UNION GOES FURTHER AND
HIGHER
The UK’s two main higher education
unions have merged into the University and College Union (UCU).
FROM THE OFFICERS
WHAT’S IN A NAME?
Carolyn Allport,
National President
BALLARAT COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT TRUMPS AWAs
Grahame McCulloch, General Secretary
FLEXIBILITY AND SUPERANNUATION
CONTRIBUTIONS
Ted Murphy, National Assistant
Secretary
MEMBERSHIP
- GET IN THE PICTURE WITH TRANSFER AND WIN
- OBITUARY: MALCOLM RUSSELL, USQ
- UWA MEMBER WINS NITA B KIBBLE LITERARY AWARD
- FINANCIAL PLANNING SEMINARS
UPDATE
- HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS BRIEFS
- BARGAINING UNDER HEWRRS & WORKCHOICES – LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
- NTEU 2003–2008 BARGAINING: STATE OF THE BOARD
- RECENT HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIONS BY NTEU
INDIGENOUS NEWS
- 2006 NTEU INDIGENOUS FORUM
- VICTORIA TO HOST WORLD INDIGENOUS EDUCATION CONFERENCE IN 2008
- ITEPC ELECTIONS
COLUMNS
RUDDOCK SETS SONGS FREE. NOT
News from the
Net, by Pat Wright
BOOST NEEDED FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
RESEARCH
Lowering the Boom, by Ian Lowe
BRILLIANT BUT PRECARIOUS
Letter from Aotearoa New Zealand, by Nigel Haworth, AUS
REGIONAL YOUTH PROBLEMS SYMPTOM OF A GREATER
ILL
Regional Focus, by Jenny Austin