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The Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services 2025 exposes again a deeply unfair school funding system, with government funding growth continuing to favour private schools over public schools despite rising student need.

The Anna Stewart Memorial Project continues to be one of the most respected leadership development opportunities for women across the Australian union movement.

TAFE lecturers have the right to disconnect and are not required to monitor or respond to work-related communications outside their ordinary hours, except in the case of an emergency situation, genuine health and welfare concerns or for relief lecturing. Click here to read the Right to Disconnect TAFE Know Your Rights sheet.

Starting your teaching career is both exciting and challenging.

For more than a decade, teachers and school leaders in WA have carried a growing burden of expectations, complexity and intensification.

Over recent months, my focus as SSTUWA General Secretary has been on ensuring our union is more responsive, transparent and firmly grounded in the needs of our members.

It would be no surprise to our members that Australian teachers have one of the largest workloads as reported by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

As governments promote Free TAFE as a response to Australia’s growing skills shortages, WA must also ensure its public TAFE system, and the lecturers who deliver vocational education, are properly supported to meet the state’s workforce needs.

The AEU has launched Australia’s first national inquiry into public school infrastructure, marking the beginning of a nationwide consultation process to ensure every child learns in a safe, modern and inclusive public school.

Last year I spoke about respect for public educators and the teaching profession.