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May 2023

From the President 

Community role in school solutions

The latest area where teachers and school leaders should apparently take control over student behaviour is vaping. Vaping is rivalling artificial intelligence as the social panic hot topic. Whenever there is a crisis, it must be teachers who take action, apparently.

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From the Senior Vice President

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Each year, elected women delegates from around the country attend the AEU Federal Women’s Conference. This is a fantastic opportunity for women members to hear from a range of guest speakers, become more aware of professional and industrial matters...

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The latest area where teachers and school leaders should apparently take control over student behaviour is vaping. Vaping is rivalling artificial intelligence as the social panic hot topic. Whenever there is a crisis, it must be teachers who take action, apparently.
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Through the release of the 2023-24 state budget earlier this month, the McGowan Government claims a total of $6.4 billion has been allocated to school education in 2023-24, an increase of $532 million. Public education funding will continue to increase over the...
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Each year, elected women delegates from around the country attend the AEU Federal Women’s Conference. This is a fantastic opportunity for women members to hear from a range of guest speakers, become more aware of professional and industrial matters...
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Recent anti-LGBTIQ+ propaganda at rallies across Australia has emphasised what still needs to be done to protect our LGBTIQ+ community. You would have thought that this sort of behaviour was in the past and if news headlines from the USA was anything...
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Union membership has a few things in common with gym membership – the more you use it, the more you get out of it and the stronger you become. As a new teacher there is so much new information to absorb that it can be hard to find the time...
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President Matt Jarman has led an SSTUWA delegation to honour people killed in workplace accidents. The event was held at Solidarity Park near Parliament House on Friday 28 April, which was World Day for Safety and Health at Work and Workers’ Memorial Day.
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The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2023 is "Be a Voice for Generations". The theme encourages all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation in tangible ways in our everyday lives – where we live, work and socialise. For the work of generations past...
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On Sunday 30 April at Fremantle Esplanade, UnionsWA held their annual May Day celebration, including a festival and march. Many unionists showed their commitment to supporting the Yes campaign in the upcoming Voice to Parliament Referendum.