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A protocol for enterprise bargaining in the higher education sector is needed to enable it to deliver negotiated benefits faster. “Enterprise bargaining discussions are bogged down in delays on many occasions and in some cases can go on for years,” the Executive Director of the Australian Higher Education Industrial Association, Craig Laughton, said today. “This … Continued
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MELBOURNE – 9 December 2024 – Mount Scopus Memorial College announced today it has secured the right to purchase land in Caulfield for a new purpose-built campus that will bring together the school’s three existing campuses along with a new Centre for Jewish Life. The Centre will include a range of exciting facilities for the … Continued
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The Council for Charles Darwin University has appointed the Honourable Trevor Riley AO KC as CDU’s fifth Chancellor.Mr Riley is a respected Territorian, formerly serving as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory.Chair of the Chancellor Selection Committee and Council member Dr Ruth Schubert said, “We welcome Mr Riley as our … Continued
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[Melbourne, Australia] – Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is proud to announce the launch of Respect and Connect, the new name for its flagship preventative healthy relationships program for schools, formerly known as ‘I like, like you’. Over the past decade, Respect and Connect has reached over 12,000 Victorian students in years 5-9, uniquely equipping them … Continued
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The National Tertiary Education Union has called for the Fair Work Ombudsman’s new anti-wage theft model at the University of Melbourne – which underpaid workers $72 million – to be adopted nationally. The university has entered into a comprehensive enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman over the underpayments which affected more than 25,000 staff. … Continued
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The Victorian Government’s cuts to skills funding have sent shockwaves through the state’s skills training sector. Students across Victoria, particularly in rural and regional communities, face significant hurdles in accessing skills training opportunities, according to the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA), the peak body representing independent providers in the skills training, higher education, and … Continued
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The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has called for an overhaul of university donations disclosures after revelations that two people who made enormous donations were later appointed as chancellors of the institution. Current University of Melbourne Chancellor Jane Hansen AO, who was appointed on January 1 2023, donated $40 million with her husband Paul Little … Continued
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Government funding and industrial relations frameworks are in conflict in the higher education sector. The sector’s peak body for industrial relations, the Australian Higher Education Industrial Association (AHEIA), said harmonising these two areas was a key objective in its submission to the independent review of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act, being undertaken by Emeritus … Continued
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The National Tertiary Education Union says staff have lost confidence in Australian National University Vice-Chancellor Genevieve Bell after the latest revelations about her leadership. College deans have been hauled in to change management meetings, with at least one encouraged to resign, the Australian Financial Review reports. Earlier in the week, the AFR reported Professor … Continued
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A female apprentice from Tennant Creek is representing the Northern Territory (NT) and Charles Darwin University (CDU) at this year’s Australian Training Awards. Asinate Bradbury completed her mechanical trade apprenticeship earlier this year, began a second as a Heavy Vehicle Mechanic, and is now a finalist for Australian Apprentice of the Year Award. After she … Continued
