It’s been an honour and privilege to participate at the 2019 National Council, the supreme decision-making body of the NTEU. It’s not a position I take lightly and I’m grateful to the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) members for giving me, through their votes, the opportunity to be part of a Council that meets to set the national policy direction of our Union. More...
This year’s Council was the first following the national leadership change 12 months ago. It took place against a backdrop of an increasingly bleak industrial and political landscape for the higher education sector and unions generally, following the surprise re-election of the Coalition Government in May. More...
Over 290 staff members, both casual and permanent staff, have signed a petition demanding that casuals in the Faculty of Arts be paid for their attendance at lectures. Tutors attending the lectures for the course that they are tutoring is crucial for teaching and it must be paid. More...
Over 300 casual and permanent staff in the Faculty of Arts have signed a petition demanding that casuals in the Faculty of Arts be paid for their attendance at lectures. Lecture attendance is crucial if casual academics are to give quality support and advice to students in tutorials and yet the Faculty of Arts either expects casual tutors to attend these lectures in their own time unpaid or not at all. More...
National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) recently undertook a time and wages inspection at private higher education provider, Academy of Information Technology (AIT). This inspection found that the casual academic teaching staff had been engaged on flat hourly rates of pay which did not correspond with correct rates set out in the Educational Services (Post-Secondary) Award 2010.AIT has worked quickly and constructively with NTEU to resolve the underpayment issue for its current and past casual academic teaching staff. More...
The NTEU today expressed concerns about the allegations made in the ABC’s 4 Corners Program on 14 October and has called on universities to review all existing arrangements with external partners and sponsors of research to ensure that the principles of academic integrity and intellectual freedom are protected. More...
The NTEU’s National Council has recently adopted 4 resolutions to alter it’s rules. These are about, amongst other things, term limits for paid office-bearers, the closing time for ballots in elections, nomination forms, abolition of Branch Treasurer positions, and financial management provisions. More...
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) today responded to media releases from the Minister for Education, the Hon. Dan Tehan MP, which detailed the growth in the numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students applying for and participating in tertiary education courses.
While welcoming the reported growth from the 2018 higher education full-year student data, the Union is greatly concerned that the numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff employed in both secure and in fixed-term (contract) jobs has decreased under the Coalition Government, from 2014 to 2018, when compared to the previous governments in 2009 to 2013. More...
Today we’re launching the newest Pathways to practice publication: Designing and delivering sustainable joint Master’s programmes. This how-to series focuses on succinct practical information, with each publication taking a big challenge or best practice and breaking it down step-by-step to help you implement it in your institution. More...
As such, the stage is ripe for Indian higher education institutions to commit to collaborating across borders. Europe’s more than 4000 universities, supported by initiatives like Erasmus+, make excellent candidates for such constructive collaborations with Indian institutions. More...
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