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More than 1,000 years of combined service in the NSW public education system have been recognised with 25 teachers and staff honoured at the Department of Education Service Recognition Dinner. Last night’s event shone a light on some of the most committed and hard-working educators in the state, who have each chalked up more than … Continued
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The Better and Fairer Schools (Funding Reform) Act passed by Federal Parliament last night (26 November) fails to compel meaningful employer action on excessive teacher workloads, according to the union representing 17,000 teachers and support staff in Queensland and Northern Territory non-government schools. Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) Branch Secretary Terry … Continued
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People experiencing homelessness have a death rate almost double the wider population, shocking new data has revealed. An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 10-year study has uncovered the heartbreaking relationship between death and homelessness. It found the mortality rate for people who sought support from homelessness services in the 12 months before … Continued
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The National Tertiary Education Union has strongly welcomed the federal government’s plans to end million-dollar vice-chancellor pay and crack down on wage theft. The NTEU last week released a damning report into university governance, which has now sparked a major announcement from Education Minister Jason Clare. A new watchdog will rein in bulging university executive … Continued
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The union representing teachers and support staff in Queensland and Northern Territory non-government schools commended today’s (22 November 2024) decision by Queensland’s Indigenous Truth-Telling and Healing Commission to reverse its decision to pause the inquiry. Independent Education Union – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) Branch Secretary Terry Burke said the decision by Commission Chair Joshua … Continued
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Fifth Hub Builds on Global Effort to Train One Million Purpose-Driven Data Practitioners SINGAPORE–BUSINESS WIRE– Today, with the generous support of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, data.org launched the Asia Pacific (APAC) Data Capacity Accelerator, the fifth in a growing network of global partners that are building a workforce of purpose-driven data practitioners. The … Continued
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The Australian Council of Engineering Deans (ACED) and Engineers Australia have released the Australian Engineering Education Statistics 2012 – 2022 Report, providing a comprehensive overview of Australia’s engineering education landscape. The report captures key data on graduate numbers, quality indicators, student demographics, inclusion and diversity, academic staff, and ACED member profiles, offering valuable insights into … Continued
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Territorians will be able to access a greater variety of allied health services with the expansion of the Northern Territory’s first and only professionally supervised, student-delivered, multidisciplinary health centre. Charles Darwin University (CDU) has appointed its first clinical Allied Health Services Manager, Fiona Tipping, who will oversee the expansion of CDUs existing allied health services … Continued
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A damning new report has uncovered a shocking governance crisis in Australian universities, with 306 senior executives now earning more than their state premiers. The National Tertiary Education Union’s Ending Bad Governance – For Good report, released today, includes new analysis of executive pay which has almost no relationship between university staff or student numbers, … Continued
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There are indications higher education staff are deserting their principal union. The Australian Higher Education Industrial Association (AHEIA) said that the impact for higher education staff is that their inputs will be lost in matters of governance and workplace operations. The peak university industrial relations body said that the latest changes in the National Tertiary … Continued
