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  1. Union dismayed at failure of vote condemning cuts to universities and student support

    Posted 20 June 2013 by Matthew McGowan (NTEU National Office)

    The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is dismayed at House of Representative MPs who failed to back today’s motion by Deputy Greens Leader Adam Bandt condemning the Labor ...

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  2. About time: dispute over academic workloads at the University of Tasmania a step closer to resolution

    Posted 20 June 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    A long-running dispute over excessive academic workloads between the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) and the University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a step closer towards resolution following a ...

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  3. Vale Paul Mees

    Posted 20 June 2013 by Matthew McGowan (NTEU National Office)

    The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) notes with sorrow the death of long-standing NTEU member, Associate Professor Paul Mees. 

    “Paul was a public intellectual with a resolute ...

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  4. NTEU National Council protests against dumb cuts to university funding at Parliament House, Canberra

    Posted 17 June 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    This morning, 120 NTEU National Council delegates meeting in Canberra protested outside Parliament House against the cuts to university funding.

    Jeannie Rea, National NTEU President, said that ...

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  5. Staff protest to remind RMIT of its founders’ original goal

    Posted 11 June 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    RMIT University staff will protest this Thursday evening (13 June) outside the university’s gala event of the year, the Founders’ Day Dinner, to remind senior executives of the ...

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  6. WA university staff & students to protest higher education cuts to Prime Minister

    Posted 11 June 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) and the National Union of Students (NUS) are joining forces to protest higher education cuts tomorrow (Wednesday 12 June), 5.30pm to 7pm, at a private ...

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  7. Industrial action hits James Cook University this week

    Posted 11 June 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    Industrial action will hit James Cook University (JCU) this week following the announcement last Friday (7 June) of a successful ballot for protected industrial action over stalled enterprise ...

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  8. edXpress#8 - out now

    Posted 7 June 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    edXpress is the free subscription based monthly e-bulletin from the National Tertiary Education Union with news and views on what’s happening on our campuses around the country.

    This is ...

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  9. Pollies urged to vote in support of universities

    Posted 5 June 2013 by Jeannie Rea (NTEU National Office)

    The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) is calling on all members of the House of Representatives to actively demonstrate their support for universities by voting in favour of a motion to be ...

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  10. University of Sydney on strike today – for the 5th time this year

    Posted 5 June 2013 by Carmel Shute (NTEU National Office)

    Staff at the University of Sydney are striking again today over stalled collective agreement negotiations (Wednesday 5 June) for 24 hours.

    It’s 5th time this year that the National Tertiary ...

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