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  1. Destination Fiji - a vacation from workers' rights

    Posted 22 May 2013 by Grahame McCulloch (NTEU National Office)

    Bula!

    Fiji is famous for its sandy white beaches, blue waters, palm trees, sunshine and smiling faces. But behind the island beauty lies a much uglier reality.

    Since Commodore Frank Bainimarama seized power of the South Pacific nation in 2006, the regime has systematically stripped workers of their wages and conditions.

    Now, over 60 per cent of Fijian wage earners are living below the poverty line, hotel workers earn less than $3 an hour, and workers vocal in opposition to the regime have been threatened and assaulted.

    We can support the people of Fiji get their island paradise

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  2. Federal Court reinstates university professor sacked in sham redundancy

    Posted 20 May 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    The Federal Court has ordered the reinstatement of Professor Judith Bessant at RMIT University in Melbourne – a judgement that the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) welcomes as a warning ...

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  3. Abbott’s smoke and mirrors budget plan hits education hard

    Posted 17 May 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) today warned that Federal Opposition Leader, Tony Abbott, is hiding the range and breadth of funding cuts planned by the Coalition should it win ...

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  4. Uni Cuts, Dumb Cuts - Statements of Support

    Posted 15 May 2013 by Katherine Gale (SA Division)

    As NTEU members gathered across the country, joined by colleagues and students, we received the following statements of support. These are their words.

     

    From Ged Kearney, ACTU President

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  5. Media Release- SA NTEU Calls for the Restoration of Funding

    Posted 14 May 2013 by Juliet Fuller (SA Division)

    The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is urging everyone who cares about higher education to join the protest tomorrow to coincide with the Federal Government bringing down its budget.

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  6. Hundreds gather in Adelaide to oppose Uni Cuts

    Posted 14 May 2013 by Katherine Gale (SA Division)

    Several hundred people gathered today on North Terrace to protest the cuts to higher education funding and student support which were recently announced by the federal government.

    Below are some ...

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  7. NTEU welcomes Greens and Andrew Wilkie’s opposition to uni cuts legislation

    Posted 14 May 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    The Greens and independent MP Andrew Wilkie this morning announced their support for the National Tertiary Education Union’s ‘uni cuts- dumb cuts’ campaign and declared their ...

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  8. Videos from Universities Australia

    Posted 13 May 2013 by Katherine Gale (SA Division)



    The Smartest Investment 1 - Universities Australia





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    You Can't Have Both - Universities Australia

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  9. National protests tomorrow for the restoration of university cuts

    Posted 13 May 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    The NTEU is urging everyone who cares about higher education to join national protests tomorrow (Tuesday 14 May), to coincide with the Federal Government bringing down its budget.

    “Right ...

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  10. National Protest Tuesday 14 May

    Posted 9 May 2013 by Juliet Fuller (SA Division)

    NTEU calls upon members and all those who oppose the $4 billion in federal funding cuts to make their opposition known to the Federal Government and attend our National Protests on 14 May.

    South ...

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