Deakin university will axe up to 200 staff as the university goes through another round of redundancies. Vice Chancellor Professor Ian Martin announced a plan to cut between 180-220 jobs as the pandemic continues to bite into the sector's bottom ...
More »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 cohort believes USyd is making almost two dozen of its medical science academics redundant “under false pretences”. The Defend Medical ...
More »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 university’s Sydney campus was eligible for JobKeeper payments. This week, ANU vice-chancellor Brian Schmidt revealed the “painful” decision to cut ...
More »Sydney Uni asks staff to volunteer for redundancy
University of Sydney staff are being asked to raise their hand for redundancy. In an email to staff sent Tuesday afternoon, vice-chancellor Michael Spence said he was seeking expressions of interest in voluntary redundancies among continuing staff and those on ...
More »TAFE SA faces deep cuts, bleak outlook
As the state faces much tighter funding for training, fears of even more blows to a struggling jobs market emerge. By Malcolm King. TAFE SA faces massive budget cuts, course closures and redundancies due to over delivering Skills for All ...
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