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University protests held across WA: Hundreds of staff and students unite against 'dumb cuts'

Read an ABC article about the protests here.

Protests were held at Universities across WA this week to oppose the Federal Government’s recently announced funding cuts to higher education. The ...

150 staff and students attended the UWA protest

3 comments • Tags: NTEU, NUS, Protests, Gonski, university funding, higher education funding, Gabe Gooding, Scott Ludlam, Paul Johnson

‘In principle’ agreement for wage deal at Edith Cowan University

Posted by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

Staff at Perth’s Edith Cowan University (ECU) have voted in favour of an ‘in principle’ collective agreement, guaranteeing a 4% per annum wage increase over the next four years. The ...

0 comments • Tags: ECU, media release, EB6, higher education, student

FIGHT THE CUTS ON BUDGET DAY. JOIN THE NATIONAL PROTESTS THIS TUESDAY. WA Details here.

Posted 10 May 2013 by Jason Tebbutt (WA Division)

JOIN THE NATIONAL PROTESTS THIS TUESDAY MAY 14.

UWA: 12pm, Oak Lawn - Curtin: 1pm, Curtin Stadium Oval - Murdoch: 12pm, Bush Court

The ‘Dumb Cuts’ campaign is now gaining momentum ...

0 comments • Tags: NTEU, NUS, higher education, funding cuts, budget day

Government cuts will turn students away

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

Politicians and their advisers are out of step if they still think that there are no votes in higher education, National Tertiary Education Union President, Jeannie Rea said today in response to the ...

0 comments • Tags: dumb cuts, media release, higher education, students

7th edition of edXpress just out

Posted 8 May 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

7th edition of edXpress just out

Catch up with the latest edition of edXpress, the free monthly e-bulletin from NTEU with news and views on what’s happening on our campuses around the ...

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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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Final Reminder - National Indigenous Forum 2013

Posted 7 May 2013 by Celeste Liddle (Indigenous)

The NTEU Indigenous Policy Committee (IPC) will conduct the 2013 NTEU National Indigenous Forum on Thursday the 23^rd and Friday the 24^th of May, at the Brambuk Cultural Centre in Halls Gap ...

• Tags: indigenous, National Indigenous Forum

Nobel Laureate Prof Peter Doherty on why you should protest the Dumb Cuts

Posted 6 May 2013 by Paul Clifton (NTEU National Office)

NTEU is proud to present our latest video featuring Nobel Laureate Prof Peter Doherty (University of Melbourne). Professor Doherty explains why you should join the Dumb Cuts National Protests across ...

Nobel Laureate Prof Peter Doherty on the Dumb Cuts

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NTEU Members Celebrate Mayday

Posted 6 May 2013 by Marty Braithwaite (WA Division)

NTEU members from the WA Division turned out at the Mayday march and celebrations in Fremantle on Sunday 5 May. The message was clear; that the proposed cuts to university funding are dumb cuts and ...