Job cuts
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On Campus
Deakin abandons restructure, job cuts
Deakin University has scrapped its plan to restructure academic portfolios and cut up to 150 jobs after severe backlash from…
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Workforce
UTS walks back redundancies, course cuts
Teacher education and public health courses will continue, and staff will be offered voluntary separations, under major changes to the…
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Exclusive
Union to hold confidence vote for UTS VC
The tertiary education union will this week ask staff whether they are confident in the leadership of University of Technology…
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Industry & Research
CSIRO cuts hit environment, biosecurity areas
CSIRO staff will have to wait until the new year to find out if they still have a job, as…
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Workforce
Algal bloom expert loses job amid outbreak
After nearly three decades researching South Australia’s oceans at Flinders University, a leading algal bloom expert now faces an uncertain…
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Exclusive
UTS can’t blame policy for cuts: Minister
The University of Technology Sydney has been met with widespread criticism from the federal and NSW governments for its plan…
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Workforce
Two watchdogs scrutinise UTS job cuts
The University of Technology Sydney is now under dual scrutiny from regulators, with both the tertiary education and workplace health…
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Workforce
Western Sydney, Wollongong confirm job cuts
The University of Wollongong and Western Sydney University have confirmed a combined 338 staff will be cut from the institutions…
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Workforce
UTS cuts 400 jobs, suspends 140 courses
The University of Technology Sydney has “temporarily suspended” new enrolments to more than 100 bachelor and postgraduate programs, with 400…
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Workforce
UOW reduces job cuts again
The University of Wollongong (UOW) on Monday announced it now only needs to cut between 85 and 118 full-time positions…
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Workforce
New UOW leadership reduces job cuts
The new University of Wollongong leader will cut senior staff and reduce non-salary spending to save some non-academic positions in…
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Workforce
Charles Sturt cuts jobs to fill $35m budget hole
The Charles Sturt University vice-chancellor said the institution's need to cut an unknown amount of jobs amid a budget deficit…
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Top Story
Melbourne uni owes staff $72m in unpaid wages, UniSQ confirms 150 staff laid off
The University of Melbourne will fork out a total of $72m to cover the underpayments of 25,000 staff, after investigations into wage theft claims found the…
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Industry & Research
Industry and academics: How do 700+ job cuts at CSIRO support a Future Made in Australia?
Researchers from universities and institutes are confused as to how the Prime Minister expects to carry out his Future Made…
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News
NTEU submits FOI over $40 million in cuts at UWA
The National Tertiary Education Union has submitted a Freedom of Information application over The University of Western Australia's $40 million…
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In the News
USyd medical science academics protest ‘unnecessary and unfair’ job plan
University of Sydney academics have launched a campaign against their employer’s decision to cut jobs in medical science fields. The…
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In the News
The hemorrhaging of Australia’s university sector
Australian universities are set for what might be the most calamitous academic year of their institutional lives, according to Business…
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In the News
Monash, UNSW to cut hundreds of jobs
Monash University has announced it will cut 277 jobs by the end of the year, just days after UNSW revealed…
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Deakin VC flags job losses for 300 staff as unis sidestep union deal
Deakin University’s vice-chancellor has flagged with staff that hundreds of positions will be slashed as the university maps out the…
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Pay offer substandard: Sydney staff
The National Tertiary Education Union is planning industrial action against the University of Sydney following the failure to come to…
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ANU backs down on job cuts
The Australian National University has decided not to use mass redundancies to save $40 million, although vice-chancellor Professor Ian Young…
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All jobs on the line at ANU’s music school
Music staff at the Australian National University will have to reapply for their jobs after it was announced that the…
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Jobs on the line at ANU
The Australian National University is the latest institution to flag the possibility of staff cuts, with vice-chancellor Ian Young announcing…
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Union anger at job cuts method
Union reps are gearing up for a fight against the University of Sydney’s planned job cuts, with 340 positions to…
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