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Articles from Western Teacher
1 May 2022
Evidence that money works in education continues to accumulate. A new study published in the latest issue of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy shows that increased expenditure on schools improves student outcomes.
1 May 2022
After years of tireless effort from unions and community activists, the Fair Work Commission recently made an in-principle decision that 2.66 million workers covered by modern awards should have access to 10 days paid family and domestic violence leave.
1 May 2022
The Australian Education Union has welcomed the incoming Albanese Labor Government.
1 February 2022
Six in 10 large Australian employers made no progress in closing the gender pay gap over the year to March 2021, with 85 per cent paying men more on average than women, according to the latest Workplace Gender Equality Agency’s Gender Equality Scorecard.
1 February 2022
The 2022 Report on Government Services (ROGS) released by the Productivity Commission shows the extent of the Morrison Government’s failure to fairly and adequately resource public education.
1 February 2022
An urgent investment in public school funding is required now more than ever to ensure students are not educationally disadvantaged as a result of COVID-19, the AEU has recommended in their pre-budget submission.
1 January 2022
Australia’s youngest children are at risk of being left behind due to the ongoing failure of the federal and some state governments to invest in three-year-old preschool.
1 January 2022
New data from the AEU shows that public schools do not have the resources required to meet the needs of students with disability.
8 October 2021
The National Cabinet should prioritise investment for every child to attend two years of preschool, in the same way Australian governments provide universal primary and secondary education.
8 October 2021
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to immediately increase Australia’s ambition on climate change
8 October 2021
Critical industries like childcare, ICT, carpentry and plumbing are at risk of significant workforce shortages, which would undermine the strength of Australia’s COVID-19 economic recovery according to the Australian Education Union (AEU).
6 October 2021
The Northern Territory class action, though not the first such case, is still a landmark, putting the federal government in the dock.
6 October 2021
Over the course of the past few years staff meeting time has been altered by workload demands.
6 October 2021
Wear a sticker to show you want to Give the Cap the Boot
1 June 2021
The ACTU supports a recent vote by state and federal WHS ministers to regulate psychosocial hazards.
1 June 2021
Wage increases for working people are essential for the recovery from the pandemic and the arguments being made against them are in bad faith and dangerous to the economy, according to a new report from think tank group Per Capita.
1 May 2021
The annual NAPLAN tests are simply not fit for purpose, according to public school teachers and principals.
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