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Posts tagged with academic freedom
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NTEU Marks Human Rights Day today - 10th December 2012
NTEU joins other trade unions and organisations around the world as we mark the International Day for Human Rights, on December 10th.
As a member organisation of Education International (EI), ...
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Chief Scientist’s Committee to oversee new Defence regime for two years
The new Defence Trade Controls Act will have important implications for the university sector, including an increased burden of risk and potential erosion of academic freedom.
The Act not only ...
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Be alert and alarmed – Liberals threaten to undermine Academic Freedom
In Federal Parliament question time last Thursday (1st November) the opposition spokesperson for finance, Andrew Robb (Liberal Member for Goldstein), asked:
…… does the Treasurer think ...
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Exclusion clause amendment protecting academic freedom in tatters
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is appalled at the failure of the House of Representatives to legislate amendments to the Defence Trade Controls Bill proposed by their Senate colleagues ...
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Defence Trade Controls Exclusion Clause will protect academic freedom. “Must pass House of Reps,” NTEU says
The NTEU has thanked members of the Government and the Opposition for agreeing to important amendments on the Defence Trade Controls Bill concluding an extended Senate sitting late yesterday evening, ...
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PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS - Review of Counter-Terrorism Laws
Council of Australian Governments (COAG)
Review of Counter-terrorism Legislation
On 6 August 2012, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) commenced its review of ...
Submission
(108 KB) - PDFNTEU Submission
Published: 19 Oct, 2012
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Urgent request to Branches on Defence Trade Controls Bill
Yesterday I sent an email to Branches alerting them to the probable passage of the Defence Trade Controls Bill in the next fortnight.This post summarises much of that communication.
I encourage NTEU ...
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NTEU sets out concerns on the proposed Defence Trade Controls Bill
After discussing the NTEU's concerns about the Defence Trade Controls Bill on Radio 6PR Perth yesterday, NTEU President Jeannie Rea has today sent the Defence Minister, the Hon Stephen Smith a letter ...
Submission
(955 KB) - PDFNTEU Letter to Defence Minister on Defence Trade Control Bill 16 October 2012
Published: 16 Oct, 2012
Tags: Defence Trade Controls Bill, academic freedom,
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Impact of the Defence Trade Controls Bill on academic freedom
Today in the Sydney Morning Herald, the University of Sydney's DVC Research Jill Trewhella has written a notable opinion piece about the proposed Defence Trade Controls Bill, proposed legislation ...
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Media Release: New Legislation Defends Academic Freedom
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) congratulates the Gillard government for guiding the Higher Education Support Amendment (Demand Driven Funding System and Other Measures) Bill 2011 ...
