By Jeannie Rea. The latest edition of Connect, the NTEU and CAPA magazine for academic casuals, is now available.
The latest official data confirms what we see around us every day in universities. Insecure work is on the rise amongst academic and general staff. More...

By Andrew MacDonald. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is therefore asking if the Turnbull government intends to effectively tax students by proceeding with higher education fee increases, public funding cuts and fee deregulation? Is the government’s plan to reduce student access to higher education. More...

By Andrew MacDonald. If the national broadcaster doesn’t receive a significant boost to funding in this year’s federal budget, then it will be forced to make more cuts to programming, services and staff – or open the door to commercial advertising to make-up the shortfall. More...

By Andrew MacDonald. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is calling on Australian universities to provide better job security for their fixed term staff amid revelations some have spent more than 20 years working from short term contract to short term contract. More...

By Andrew MacDonald. The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) says that the Turnbull government commitment to increased investment in a more innovative Australia is nothing but empty rhetoric following Education Minister Senator Simon Birmingham’s very strong indication that the Budget will increase university fees by 25%. More...

By Andrew MacDonald. The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) report Higher Education Loans Programme (HELP) Impact on the Budget released today shows HELP is in serious danger of becoming Australia’s subprime loans crisis if the government proceeds with its policy to cut funding per student by 20% and increase student fees, says the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU). More...