By Terri Macdonald. The Federal Government thought it was being strategically clever in combining childcare payment reform with a range of savings in family and other payments – including the Government’s paid parental leave (PPL) – in a massive Omnibus Bill, the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Omnibus And Child Care Reform) Bill 2017. More...

By Terri Macdonald. At 57% of our total membership and as a similar proportion in the sector, NTEU has always had a significant interest in issues affecting women workers and has devoted specific resources to pursuing these issues. Indeed we view and review all our work through the ‘gender lens’. More...

By Sarah Roberts. Enterprise bargaining is intensifying across the higher education sector, with further sites in Victoria joining WA, Queensland, Tasmania and the ACT in active negotiations for new Agreements. More...

By Jen T. Kwok. On Monday, the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Education, Tanya Plibersek put a private motionon higher education to the House of Representatives, calling for the Coalition Government to:

• announce their plans for higher education funding and fees;
• rule out significant fee increases;
• abandon their 20% to university grants. More...

By Jen T. Kwok. On 23 January 2017, President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the US from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), derailing the aspirations of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, who only weeks before had agreed to coordinate Australia and Japan’s early entry into the multilateral trade agreement. More...

By Terri Macdonald. The NTEU is supporting the No Profit from Rape campaign, which is calling for support to oppose the tendering of the 1800RESPECT, the national telephone and online counselling service for women, men and children experiencing domestic or sexual violence. More...

By Terri Macdonald. The NTEU Women's Action Committee (WAC) took time out from teh first of their two meetings this year to attend the national trade union rally on March 9, giving support to our fellow unionists whose jobs are threatened by the Federal Government's attacks on job security, wages, workplace safety and workers rights. More...

By Terri Macdonald. The omnibus bill explanatory memo details the provisions of the Omnibus Bill, which combines a range of stalled and revised social and welfare changes into a single Bill to force nearly $4 billion in savings through the Parliament.  These include the Fairer Paid Parental Leave Amendment Bill 2015 (which incorporates a number of minor revisions), the cuts to family tax benefits, changes to pensions and welfare recipient payments, the Jobs for Families childcare package and changes to eligibility requirements for jobseekers under the age of 25. More...

By Terri Macdonald. This year the United Nation's IWD theme is to Empower a woman, empower a nation. Together we can empower women across the globe. This year, the UN is drawing attention to the challenges women and girls face - particularly around gender equality, reproductive rights, access to health care and a right to an education and meaningful employment. It also highlights the need for more women in leadership  - be it in their local communities or nationally. More...

By Terri Macdonald. An online article reports that the incidence of sexual harrassment and assault is still shockingly high - an FOI request by the advocacy group revealed that there were 500 official complaints of sexual assault or harassment at universities over the past five years, 145 of which related specifically to rape.  However, only six people were expelled as a result of of the complaints. More...