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Policy & Reform
Chancellor’s council kicks VC pay to tribunal
The University Chancellors Council (UCC) on Tuesday said the Commonwealth Remuneration Tribunal should advise vice-chancellor pay packages, some of which…
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On Campus
NTEU finds bullying, secrecy on uni councils
The sector union has once again called for transparency in university governing bodies after staff reported a culture of secrecy,…
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Policy & Reform
Concern Dutton will push American-style crackdown on “woke” universities
The Coalition has warned it would use university regulator levers to review university degree course content to check for "woke"…
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Workforce
800 ANU staff vote no confidence in chancellor, vice-chancellor at “scandal-plagued” university
Nearly all Australian National University (ANU) union members on Thursday supported a vote of no confidence in vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell…
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Top Stories
La Trobe University uncovers $10m in underpayments to staff
La Trobe University will fork out more than $10m to cover the underpayments of 6700 staff, after investigations found the institution had…
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Policy & Reform
Vice-chancellor pay and “quality of governance” to be scrutinised by Senate inquiry
Australia's vice-chancellors will be questioned about their pay packages, instances of wage underpayment, and the use of external consultants in…
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Top Stories
92 jobs cut and subjects ‘disestablished’ at Wollongong uni
The University of Wollongong (UOW) has confirmed 91.6 full-time equivalent positions will be cut in a financial restructure, after revealing…
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Canberra uni offers free courses to staff made redundant
The University of Canberra (UC) will offer debt-free undergraduate and postgraduate courses to staff made redundant in its restructure. The…
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Uni execs paid more than state premiers: See the numbers
Data collated by the tertiary education union has revealed there are 306 university executives who earn more than their state's…
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News
Govt confirms university governance review as more job cut threats come from UniSQ, CQU, UTS
A review of how universities are governed is to start in December after it has been revealed up to six…
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Union movements: Macquarie staff underpaid by $2m, Victoria uni staff on strike
Macquarie University has found it underpaid almost 3,000 casual academic staff by a combined $1.9m between 2017 and 2023. The…
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News
ANU finds $2m in unpaid casual wages, RMIT VET staff to strike
The Australian National University has admitted to underpaying 2290 workers a total of $2 million, an average of $599 each,…
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News
Total wage theft expected to exceed $400m: union
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has called for an urgent parliamentary inquiry into wage theft in universities after revealing…
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Top Stories
UQ to repay $8m to academics after pay errors
The University of Queensland (UQ) will repay almost $8m to nearly 10,000 casual academics after admitting they were underpaid for…
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Swinburne underpaid staff $2m
Swinburne University has reported itself to the Fair Work Ombudsman after an investigation found more than 1800 current and former staff…
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JCU finds more underpaid staff
James Cook University (JCU) has launched a review into its payroll system amid concerns thousands of staff have been underpaid. …
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News
UniMelb fined $75,000 for breach; FedUni cuts 200 jobs
The University of Melbourne has admitted it breached fair work legislation and has been fined almost $75,000 in the Federal…
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News
RMIT and Monash strike over stalled pay deals
RMIT University union staff are expected to pass a vote of no confidence in its vice-chancellor Alec Cameron on Monday…
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Top Stories
Universities underpaid staff by $159m: union
Universities have underpaid their staff by at least $159m since 2009, with most of the wage loss occurring during the…
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News
Sydney professors’ association calls for inquiry into sacking of colleague
The University of Sydney Association of Professors (USAP) has strongly backed its president, Manuel Graeber, who was sacked from the…
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News
‘I stand with Niko’: Union petitions to save disabled academic’s job
The body representing Australian university staff has petitioned to save the job of a Sydney University (USYD) lecturer facing termination…
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News
NTEU strikes continue, now in Queensland
Staff at the University of Southern Queensland will strike for the first time in 20 years this Wednesday after negotiations…
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News
Survey shows alarming increase in sexual harassment on campus
Sexual harassment incidents in tertiary education settings have more than doubled over the last four years, according to a recent…
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News
Monash Uni faces $9m back pay claim in the Federal Court
Monash University is facing an estimated $9 million back pay claim from its casual academics after the Fair Work Commission…
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News
Sexual harassment impacts university staff, research shows
University staff experiencing sexual violence and harassment on campus are dissatisfied with the university’s response when they make formal complaints,…
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