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USyd staff take strike action in support of First Nations colleagues
Sydney University staff fronted the picket lines once again yesterday in an historic strike to advance Aboriginal and Torres Strait…
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Data shows high casual rate as WSU and UTS staff agree to strike
New figures have highlighted the increased casualisation of Victoria's higher education workforce as staff in major NSW universities prepare for…
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‘Enough is enough’: Sydney Uni staff to strike this week
Sydney University staff and students are set to strike over academic job security and working conditions after the union says…
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Uni vet staff crashing their cars due to stress, union claims
A major veterinary teaching hospital has been referred to workplace regulators after the union alleged "extreme" health and safety concerns…
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Record inflation highs linked to uni fee hike
The federal government's university funding changes have been a key driver behind Australia's record inflation rate according to the ABS,…
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‘Disappointing’: UNSW wins bid to publish student evaluations
UNSW has been given the green light to publish student course evaluation data following months of pushback from academic staff. …
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Union says ACU forced staff onto campus
The Australian Catholic University has been referred to health and safety regulators after allegedly forcing staff to return to campus.…
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Bridging the ‘valley of death’: Positive response to research commercialisation fund
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's announcement yesterday of a $2bn research commercialisation fund has been met with widespread positivity by the…
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RMIT settles in ‘payment dispute’, set to pay casual staff back $10 million in underpayments
Another horror week for the university sector ends with RMIT admitting underpaying thousands of casual staff members and agreeing to…
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Federation Uni to downsize, offer redundancies to all permanent staff
Federation University in Victoria will cut the number of its schools by half and offer redundancies to all permanent staff,…
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Monash again accused of wage theft by staff
Monash university is again at the centre of a wage theft scandal as it admits to underpaying professional staff this…
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Twelve-hour digital ‘sit in’ at Newcastle University to oppose job cuts, secure ongoing work
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) held a 12-hour digital sit-in on Monday morning at the University of Newcastle. The…
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Monash admits to massive wage theft
Monash has become the latest university to own up to wage theft, announcing that they owe casual academics millions in…
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La Trobe first Australian uni to mandate vaccines for staff, students
La Trobe university will become the first Australian university to mandate vaccination against COVID-19 for all staff and students. Vice…
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Thousands of USyd casuals denied permanent employment on R U OK? Day
The University of Sydney has confirmed that thousands of casual workers who applied to convert from casual to permanent employment…
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‘An avoidable catastrophe’: new report lays bare job losses across tertiary education
The tertiary education sector has lost more jobs than any non-agricultural sector in the last 12 months, with almost one…
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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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USyd may introduce gender transition leave, but professor is no fan of “special categories of protected persons”
University of Sydney staff could receive six weeks off annually for gender transition leave if its academic union can get…
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Adelaide University ‘considering’ cutting around 130 jobs to deal with $22 million black hole in 2022
Go8 member The University of Adelaide may have to cut roughly 130 jobs to address the loss of international student…
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Surprise win for casuals rallying at University of Melbourne VC’s mansion today, called a ‘gross invasion’ of privacy
** Updated 6.40pm ** Staff, students and community representatives converged on the University of Melbourne’s vice-chancellor’s home today to demand…
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NTEU to take ‘wage theft’ case to the federal court
Another wage scandal has rocked the higher education sector, with the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) beginning proceedings against private…
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ANU, UNSW to cut jobs as union questions why so few Aussie unis get the NYU treatment
Flames that rose from announcements Australian National University and UNSW were planning staff cuts were fanned by news a US…
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Hundreds to oppose government’s planned uni reforms at national assembly today
Roughly 600 higher education staff are expected to meet online today to debate and vote on an assembly motion to…
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Almost a quarter of universities ‘engulfed’ in wage theft, says NTEU
The number of Australian universities who have allegedly committed wage theft is mounting, with the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU)…
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No deal: University of Newcastle and unions stall in salary negotiations
University of Newcastle vice-chancellor Professor Alex Zelinsky advised staff on Tuesday that the university was unable to reach agreement with…
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