
AEU welcomes new federal Labor government
The Australian Education Union has welcomed the incoming Albanese Labor Government. Federal President Correna Haythorpe said the AEU was looking forward to working with Prime Minister elect Anthony Albanese and the new Labor Government to address the Coalition Government’s decade of public education neglect.
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Record funding cuts: $559 million taken from public schools
The Morrison Government’s 2022-2023 Federal Budget has slashed funding for public schools by $559 million over the next three years, whilst increasing funding for private schools by $2.6 billion over the forward estimates.
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Morrison's budget a deplorable failure for public education
The Morrison Government has once again failed public school, preschool and TAFE staff, students and parents across the nation with this year's Federal Budget.
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TAFE is the solution to nation's skills woes
The Australian Education Union has welcomed a new report by economist Alison Pennington and the Centre for Future Work, titled Fragmentation and Photo Ops: The Failures of Australia’s Skills Policy Through COVID.
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Labor's consent education plan a meaningful commitment towards violence prevention
The Australian Education Union has welcomed Federal Labor’s commitment to invest $77m for teaching consent education in Australian schools on International Women’s Day.
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The devastating impact of Morrison Government's failure for TAFE
New data released today highlights that the Morrison Government’s failure to take responsibility for TAFE has entrenched underfunding, excessive workloads for staff and greater uncertainty for students.
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Western Teacher - May 2021
In this edition of Western Teacher read about the new Every School. Every Child. funding campaign, how public education can combat domestic violence, best practice in early childhood education, National Reconciliation Week and more.
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Western Teacher - March 2021
In this edition of Western Teacher read about building on the key wins secured for SSTUWA members following the March State Election; the banning of NAPLAN performance results publishing; proposed laws that could mandate classroom lesson content and more.
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YouGov poll: 83% say school funding should be a priority
‘Every school. Every child.’ public school funding campaign launches today
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Government funding increases are grossly unfair - they favour the most advantaged over the most disadvantaged
Government funding for private schools increased by six times that for public schools since 2009-10 according to new research by Save Our Schools. SOS National Convenor, Trevor Cobbold, said the heavy bias against public schools is grossly unfair.
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Choose to Challenge in 2021
International Women's Day is a global day that celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
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