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ACTU President Ged Kearney on Precarious Employment
ACTU President Ged Kearney spoke today at the ACOSS National Conference in Melbourne on the changing significance of precarious employment in the Australian labour market.
In her speech she states; ...
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(42 KB) - PDFACTU's Ged Kearney on Precarious Work
Published: 28 Mar, 2011
Tags: policy, watch, casual, casual academics, unicasual
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Media Coverage: 'Pass Marks can be Degrading' The Australian
An article today in The Australian looks at recent research on the alleged "soft marking" of international students.
Jeannie Rea is quoted stating that some academic staff have been pushed into a ...
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Review of ERA 2010 Ranked Outlets List
Following the publication of the Excellence in Research Australia (ERA) 2010 National Report, the ARC is reviewing the ERA 2010 ranked journal and conference lists. Public consultations are ...
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Media Release: Leadership on international student welfare begins with human rights
NTEU President Jeannie Rea today called for the Australian Government to sign the Migrant Workers Convention as a catalyst to transforming the public debate on international student rights and ...
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SMH article: Ageing academics set timebomb
An article highlighting the implications of the ageing academic workforce was published in the Sun Herald yesterday. You can find the online link here.
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(3 MB) - JPGMedia coverage: 'Staff Shortage looms in Australian Unis' SMH 16 Jan 2011
Published: 16 Jan, 2011
Tags: media coverage, SMH, ageing
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NTEU on Academic Casualisation in University World News
University World News reported earlier this week on the new analysis of academic casual numbers conducted by Griffith researcher Robyn May. The NTEU's position, calling the attention of the sector to ...
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Media Release: Scale of Casual Teaching a Wake-Up Call for Australian Universities
NTEU President, Jeannie Rea, today responded with unease over the latest available data extrapolating the scale of casual teaching at Australian universities. Collected directly from the university ...
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Reforming ESOS Consultation Paper
On 7 November 2010 Minister for Tertiary Education, Senator Chris Evans, invited feedback on the second phase of reforms proposed for the ESOS framework and legislation. The Department released a ...
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NTEU Mission Compacts Template response
See below for NTEU's Mission Compacts template response.
Submission
(58 KB) - PDFNTEU response on the Mission Compacts Template
Published: 25 Nov, 2010
Tags: policy, watch, funding, compacts
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NTEU Response to ARC Discovery Program Consultation Paper
See below for NTEU's response to the ARC on its Discovery Program Consultation paper.
Submission
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Have something to say? Add your voiceI am not invited to any meetings, and this year not even to the Christmas party or convening meeting for the program. It is useful to go, if only to be seen by the Head of School, but I never get paid if I do go.
