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  1. Union condemns further commercialisation of TAFE through government-appointed chairs

    Posted 28 March 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has condemned the further commercialisation of TAFE in Victoria by the replacement of ten out of fourteen chairs by government appointees today by the ...

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  2. TAFE funding cuts hit hard at Swinburne

    Posted 1 March 2013 by edXpress (edXpress)

    Last year’s Baillieu Government cuts of $290 million to TAFE in Victoria have hit Swinburne University of Technology particularly hard. Over $35 million was slashed from its budget and rumours ...

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  3. Community trivia night boosts campaign to stop the closure of Swinburne’s Lilydale campus

    Posted 25 October 2012 by Justin Westgate (TAFE)

    A community trivia night organised by Save Our Swinburne (SOS) at the Lilydale campus last week (19 October) raised almost $2500 for the campaign against the campus closure.

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  4. Why university staff should care about the impact of TAFE cuts

    Posted 9 October 2012 by Justin Westgate (TAFE)

    All staff in tertiary education, especially NTEU members, should be concerned about what is happening to TAFE.
     
    Why?
     
    Here is a summary of the damage so far:

    • More than 5000 redundancies
    • ...

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    Fact Sheet
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    TAFE unistaff sheet

    Published: 09 Oct, 2012
    Tags: TAFE, TAFE4ALL

    Why university staff should care about the impact of TAFE cuts

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  5. Melbourne TAFE Rally – thousands march!

    Posted 16 August 2012 by Justin Westgate (TAFE)

    See photos here

    Thousands rallied for the Save TAFE march to Parliament with staff and students bussing in from all over the state.

    Starting at the State Library of Victoria, with speeches and ...

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    TAFE Rally CBD
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  6. Save our Swinburne Rally photos

    Posted 9 August 2012 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    Take a peek at the wonderful photos from the protest on 8 August against the closure of the Swinburne Lilydale Campus. Four hundred protesters marched on the office of the local Liberal MP Christine ...

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  7. Urgent TAFE rally: 16 July, Swinburne Lilydale campus

    Posted 11 July 2012 by Justin Westgate (TAFE)

    An urgent TAFE4All rally next Monday July 16, Lilydale campus (12.30pm) in light of Swinburne's announced cuts and closures.

    Read more on the TAFE4ALL website.

    Sign up to the Facebook event.

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  8. NTEU media release: Premier Baillieu must reverse crippling TAFE cuts

    Posted 10 May 2012 by Andrew Nette (NTEU National Office)

    Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu must reverse the major reduction in public funding for TAFE announced in his recent state budget, the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) said ahead of a major ...

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