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   University cuts are real cuts with real consequences, says Union

   Posted 26 April 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

   An analysis of the cuts to university funding released by the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) today challenges the Prime Minister’s characterisation of these cuts as being nothing more ...

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   Uni Cuts Real Cuts

   Published: 26 Apr, 2013
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   WA university staff and students protest over $2.3bn cuts to university funding

   Posted 18 April 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

   ABC News report about today’s protests in Perth over the Federal Government’s $2.3bn cuts to university funding.

   Members of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) and students staged protests this morning at Curtin University, Murdoch University, the University of Western Australia and Edith Cowan University.

   NTEU Division President Gabe Gooding told the ABC that the cuts were particularly bad for Western Australia because of the decision many years ago to move the school starting age forward by six months. This will start to be felt in 2015 with half as many school leavers as usual available to enrol at

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   Opposition ‘hypocritical’ for not opposing university cuts

   Posted 16 April 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

   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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   “Dumb cuts – dumber country.” Union appeals to University Vice Chancellors over $2.3b cuts to higher education

   Posted 15 April 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

   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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   NTEU condemns ANU announcement on School of Music

   Posted 15 June 2012 by Jane Maze (ACT Division)

    The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has condemned today's announcement by the ANU Vice-Chancellor, Ian Young to savagely cut the School of Music. 

    

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   ANU rally to protest School of Music cuts - photo gallery

   Posted 17 May 2012 by Jane Maze (ACT Division)

   If you didn't get to be at one of the best rallies ever, you can get a flavour of it here.

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   ANU School of Music rally

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     The rally began with bands playing all over campus, showing the depth and breadth of skill produced by the School.
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     Brass band gathers up protesters and leads them to Union Court.
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     Brass band and drummers and dancing, rhythmically clapping protesters.
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     Gary France drumming up the intensity.
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     Are we having fun yet? Oh, yes.
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     Jazz band leader adds swing to the chant of 'Save Our School'.
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     Musicians of very different styles join in protest.
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     The NTEU labelled the VC's planned ANU cuts 'Cold, not bold.' The meme has been taken further.
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     Music School choir enchants the protestors.
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     The drumming, chanting crowd fell silent to listen to the exquisite singing of a School of Music choir.
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     NTEU-banner-holding protester masked in the spirit of festive protest.
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     ACT NTEU Secretary Stephen Darwin inspired the crowd with a fiery rejection of cuts to the School of Music.
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     Greens MLA Caroline Le Couteur addresses the rally.
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     Federal police attended but stayed in the background of a peaceful rally.
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     Protestors listening to speeches of support for the School of Music (Not, as this photo might suggest, worshipping a tree).
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     It was a huge rally of about a thousand people.
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     Jack Hobbs, ANU Students' Association's Music Rep, addressing the crowd.
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     Malba Barahona carrying the NTEU banner in the march to the Chancery.
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     Annie Carroll carrying the other end of the banner!
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     Yes, we're definitely having fun now.
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     Protestors dancing outside the Chancelry.
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     ANUSA President Dallas Proctor heading into the Chancelry (with Music Reps Jack Hobbs and Yasmin Masri) to present a petition signed by over 21,000 people.

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   How you can comment on proposed cuts to the ANU School of Music

   Posted 17 May 2012 by Jane Maze (ACT Division)

   Many members of the NTEU, ANU staff and students and the Canberra community have written to Vice-Chancellor Ian Young via his consultation email line, which is open until 25th May 2012. You ...

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   Stop the cuts at the School of Music

   The management of the Australian National University has announced that all staff of the University's School of Music will be made redundant and required to reapply, if they choose, for a position in the School, with a net loss of ten jobs and no guarantee of re-employment. This is associated with curriculum changes that many students, staff and community members have protested against. The Unviersity has announced no intention to reduce the number of students but rather to increase it, raising questions of what combination of casualisation, increased workloads and offshoring of jobs will be used to handle a student load that has increased while staff numbers are decreased.

   ANU's Vice-Chancellor has opened a consultation email line and has invited community members as well as ANU staff and students to use it to comment on this proposal.

   The NTEU encourages you to let the Vice-Chancellor know your views, and to copy your email to the Union at act@nteu.org.au to ensure accountability of the process. (The Vice-Chancellor refused to share publicly or with the NTEU the comments made on his previous consultation exercise about planned job cuts across ANU.)

   If you wish, you can use the email text here. This email comments primarily on the issue of job cuts. You are welcome to add your comments on any other aspect of the proposed School of Music changes.

   Your email will be automatically copied to act@nteu.org.au. If you prefer to comment privately you can simply send an email to the Vice-Chancellor's comment address, somconsult@anu.edu.au.

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   Your Name*

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   Email [Vice-Chancellor Ian Young]?

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   Dear [appropriate name will be inserted],

   <div>I believe it is completely unacceptable to sack all academic and general staff in the School of Music using the pretense of a new curriculum. To expect those academics - whose deep musical expertise, teaching experience, and scholarship are what constitutes the School of Music - to be forced to apply for 'new' jobs in the institution which derives its status from their work, expertise, and professional reputations is an insult.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>It is equally unacceptable that experienced administrative and support staff are all to be sacked and required to reapply for their positions. How can the work of administering the School have changed so radically as to require this?</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>I support the NTEU&nbsp;in disputing that this redundancy announcement is even legal, and I endorse the call for the process to be suspended until staff&nbsp;&nbsp;have been properly and genuinely consulted, as they are required to be when significant workplace change is proposed.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>The announced curriculum changes appear to involve outsourcing and further casualisation of teaching. I condemn the replacement of ongoing academics by the employment of staff under poorer conditions and pay, merely as it represents a cost saving to the ANU.&nbsp;</div>

   Yours Sincerely,
   

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