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  1. Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty backs the 14 May national protest against university cuts

    Posted 8 May 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    Nobel Laureate Professor Peter Doherty backs the 14 May national protests against the latest $2.3bn university cuts. Protest actions are being organised across the country by the National Tertiary ...

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  2. NTEU calls for nationwide protest on 14 May over university funding cuts

    Posted 3 May 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    NTEU calls for nationwide protest on 14 May over university funding cuts

    The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) will hold national protests in capital cities and regional areas over higher ...

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  3. 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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    Fact Sheet
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    Uni Cuts Real Cuts

    Published: 26 Apr, 2013
    Tags: dumb cuts,

  4. ArtsHub: Schools funding formula fails arts education

    Posted 22 April 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    Catch up with ArtsHub article from 19 April on the effects of the $2.3bn uni cuts: "Schools funding formula fails arts education,"

    By Paul Isbel | Friday April 19 ...

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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. “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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  8. School reforms should not come at cost of universities

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

    “The NTEU applauds increased government investment in education and welcomes the school education reforms. However, this should not come at the cost of public investment in universities and ...

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  9. 6th edition of edXpress now out

    Posted 11 April 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    edXpress is the free subscription-based monthly e-bulletin from the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) with news and views on what’s happening on our campuses around the country.

    This is ...

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  10. University students’ “day of action” supported by university staff union

    Posted 27 March 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    The National Tertiary Education Union has called upon their academic members not to penalise students missing class to participate in today's  protest rallies organised by the National ...

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