In August last year, the NTEU reported that two in three people employed by Australian universities do not have secure employment. In other words, over half the work conducted in universities is undertaken by employees who do not have an ongoing contract. Of these people, 43% are employed on a casual basis, while 22% are engaged on a fixed-term contract. More...

On 18 December 2018, University of Wollongong (UOW) staff and students woke to the news that UOW had signed an MOU with the Ramsay Centre to offer a Bachelor Degree in Western Civilisation. We were completely blindsided by the announcement. More...

The University of Queensland’s (UQ) new motto could be the Latin saying pecunia non olet – money doesn’t smell; it would sum up the position of UQ management when it comes to dealing with the Ramsay Centre. More...

How should we assess the achievements of the ACTU’s Change the Rules campaign? Was it a waste of time or a bold transformative agenda? What direction should the union movement take now that the Coalition has been re-elected. More...

While the ALP and Greens had well-developed and strongly supported policies, higher education and research were not prominent issues in the 2019 Federal election. This suited the Coalition, who were no doubt happy to keep higher education issues below the policy parapets. More...

Digital cards are more secure, more convenient, more environmentally friendly and do not have expiry dates. Not issuing plastic cards saves the Union a considerable amount of money in printing and postage. More...

The biennial NTEU National Women’s Conference, held on 12 & 13 July in Melbourne, saw delegates from all Branches and Divisions of the Union engage in debate and listen to inspiring women speakers as they shared their stories, met with other NTEU women activists and discussed some of the most salient issues facing women in higher education today. More...

The Carolyn Allport Scholarship for Postgraduate Feminist Studies by Research is available for a woman undertaking postgraduate feminist studies, by research, in any discipline, awarding $5000 per year for a maximum of 3 years to the successful applicant. Applicants must be currently enrolled in postgraduate studies, by research, in an academic award of an Australian public university. More...

An important NTEU conference held in Melbourne on 1-2 July brought together elected Branch Presidents and members of the Union’s National Executive. The Elected Leaders’ Conference heard from leading national and international scholars and unionists about what the evidence tells us about the effective forms of union organisation and action. More...

Over the last four decades tertiary education in Aotearoa has been turned into a market, knowledge into a commodity, and students into consumers. That movement is now grinding slowly to a halt. More...