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*** MEDIA ALERT *** NTEU strike protest rally press conference at University of Newcastle

National Tertiary Education Union < 1 min read

**** MEDIA ALERT ****

What: NTEU members from the University of Newcastle will strike for 24 hours and rally outside NUSpace. A press conference will be held prior to speeches.

University of Newcastle staff are once again walking out of classrooms and lecture theatres to protest the failure of university management to reach a compromise on a new enterprise agreement.

Who: NTEU Newcastle Branch President, Associate Professor Terry Summers, and other members of staff and students will address the media, staff and supporters.

When: Wednesday, 18 March 2026
Press conference: 12PM
Speeches: 12.30PM

Where: NUspace, Hunter St & Auckland St, Newcastle

Contact: Tom Carey 0437 553 333

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*** MEDIA ALERT *** NTEU strike protest rally press conference at University of Newcastle

**** MEDIA ALERT ****What:NTEU members from the University of Newcastle will strike for 24 hours and rally outside NUSpace. A press conference will be held prior to speeches.University of Newcastle staff are once again walking out of classrooms and lecture theatres to protest the failure of university management to reach a compromise on a new enterprise agreement.Who: NTEU Newcastle Branch President, Associate Professor Terry Summers, and other members of staff and students will address the media, staff and supporters.When: Wednesday, 18 March 2026Press conference: 12PMSpeeches: 12.30PMWhere: NUspace, Hunter St & Auckland St, NewcastleContact: Tom Carey 0437 553 333

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