As the child of immigrants who settled in Broken Hill when she was just three-and-a-half, the long-time NTEU member went on to become the first in her family to complete primary school and eventually went on to a PhD. More...
06 août 2018
2018 NTEU elections (Advocate 25 02)
Elections for some full-time and honorary positions at NTEU branch, division and national level are currently underway. Ballots open on Friday 3 August 2018 and close at 10am on Friday 24 August 2018. More...
Education International recognising Professional & General staff (Advocate 25 02)
In May I had the privilege of attending the first Education International (EI) conference on Education Support Personnel (ESP – the EI term for Professional/General staff). More...
Well worth the effort: Joan Hardy Scholarship four years on (Advocate 25 02)
Established in memory of the late Joan Hardy who died in 2003, the scholarship ($5000) is offered by the National Tertiary Education Union each year to a student undertaking a postgraduate study of nurses, nursing culture or practices, or historical aspects of nursing as a lay or professional practice. More...
Member focus: Prof Frances Separovic knows a thing or two about firsts (Advocate 25 02)
Victorian Trades Hall Council Women’s Conference (Advocate 25 02)
This was my first Union Women’s conference and three things struck me from the outset. First, the number of passionate, confident and articulate women from a diverse range of backgrounds who were prepared to unite for collective action. I met personal care workers, nurses, teachers, electricians and hospitality workers all passionate and enthusiastic advocates for women in their sector and the community more broadly. More...
Women’s Action Network at ANU (Advocate 25 02)
We were conscious that, though the Women’s Action Committee (WAC) does a lot of great work at the national level including publishing Agenda, there was a gap which needed to be filled in terms of some coordinated local campaigning. More...
NTEU supporting Asylum Seeker Pathways Project (Advocate 25 02)
The NTEU Victorian Division has been a key member of the Asylum Seeker Pathways Project (ASPP), in partnership with St Joseph’s College, which is part of the Edmund Rice Network. More...
University integrity undermined by declining public investment (Advocate 25 02)
While the argument rages around the conditions attached to the Ramsay Centre for Western Civilisation’s ‘gift’ on offer to selected Australian universities, other critical issues have been largely sidelined. More...
Accountability on Councils & Boards (Advocate 25 02)
Australian universities are established under individual Acts of Parliament, which specify the governance structures and underlying operational processes for the university governing body. More...
Future of the Sector conference (Advocate 25 02)
On 10–11 September 2018, NTEU is holding the Future of the Sector Conference, a public conference on the future of the higher education sector. More...
