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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
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Statement from Professor Theo Farrell, Vice-Chancellor, La Trobe University: We are deeply disappointed by the failure of the Senate to pass the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024 (ESOS), which would have brought certainty to what has been an extremely challenging time for many universities in Australia. We note with dismay … Continued
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On 22 October, talented 18-year-old student Mia Speed returned to her former Lincoln Gardens Primary School in Port Lincoln, South Australia to launch her first children’s book written in her Wirangu language. Inspired by her nieces and nephews who wanted to learn more about their language and culture, the book was created when she was … Continued
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With the Australian Government’s controversial proposed reforms to the international education sector now unlikely to pass the Senate, the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) has extended an offer to work constructively with the government on developing policy reforms that ensure the sector’s sustainable growth within the context of migration policy. “While ITECA strongly opposed … Continued
