By Helena Spyrou. On 22 September, NTEU held the second in our 2015 Expert Seminar series on academic workloads. The live streamed seminar examined the problems and possibilities of fairly regulating academic workloads. More...

By Paul Kniest. Since writing the story entitled “The case against the deregulation of tertiary education” in the November 2015 edition of the Advocate and the NTEU’s submission to the Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee’s Inquiry into VET-FEE HELP (Submission No.1), more stories continue to emerge about the rorts and rip-offs by private for-profit vocational education and training (VET) providers. More...

By Terri Macdonald. NTEU is once again disappointed in the lack of real progress in addressing the gender pay gap between women and men in the last 12 months, with the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA)  scorecard, which covers 12,229 employers and four million employees (40% of the Australian workforce), shows that gender pay gaps are being maintained across industries and management levels. More...

By Terri Macdonald. The 25th of November is White Ribbon Day and International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.   The NTEU is calling for employers to use this occasion to better support their employees experiencing domestic violence and implement paid domestic violence leave in all workplaces around the country. More...

By Terri Macdonald. The NTEU's submission to the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into the economic security of women confirms that women working in higher education are also at risk of retiring in poverty, without adequate superannuation. More...

By Paul Clifton. Students are important stakeholders in their education, not simply consuming but contribut-ing towards their university. Yet when the activity of a university is reviewed this contribution is often overlooked or undervalued. More...

By Paul Clifton. Last month, New Zealand’s tertiary education minister Steven Joyce announced that, from 2017, all universities, polytechnics w?nanga, and funded private training establishments that meet certain thresholds will be required to publish information about the employment status and earnings of their graduates broken down by specific degrees and diplomas. This is a dangerous path. More...

By Paul Clifton. NTEU University of Newcastle (UON) Branch is calling on University management to find a way to lawfully terminate its outsourcing contract with Transfield Services. More...

By Jeannie Rea. In a departure from the usual format, the 2015 National Council Meeting, held on 8–10 October, spent the second day reviewing the last round of university enterprise bargaining and determining the strategy for the next round, which will commence next year in some universities. More...

By Jeannie Rea. The history of the NTEU is a story that needs to be told. What happens in higher education is vital for Australian culture. It is also vital for the Australian economy, as we lurch towards a post-mining-boom economic strategy. The NTEU is making a profoundly important contribution to Australian life, as the main support for the people who actually make higher education work. More...