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Australian public school teachers are spending more than $175 million of their own money each year on basic classroom supplies, exposing the personal impact of chronic underfunding of public schools, according to new data from the AEU.

The Australian Education Union welcomes the Albanese Government’s commitment to public education in the 2025 Federal Budget, which will see significant investment in public education across Australia.

Public schools across Australia are on the way to full funding after a landmark agreement was reached today between the Commonwealth and the QLD Government.

The Australian Education Union (AEU) has released a report about the Albanese Government’s Free TAFE program, confirming the significant benefits of the initiative and highlighting the risk that a Dutton Government poses to the Australian economy, TAFE teachers and students.

The State School Teachers’ Union of Western Australia welcomes the appointments of the Hon. Sabine Winton as Minister for Education and the Hon. Amber-Jade Sanderson as Minister for Skills and TAFE in the Cook Labor Government’s new cabinet.

The Australian Education Union today called on all governments to commit to ending the underfunding of public schools as a matter of urgency saying the future of the teaching profession is at stake along with the quality of education delivered across the nation.

The State School Teachers’ Union (SSTUWA) welcomes Education Minister Tony Buti’s new 10-point plan to tackle school violence. It is especially important that schools experiencing high levels of violent behaviour will be offered targeted assistance.

The Albanese Government must make the investments required in WA public schools to allow principals and teachers to cut class sizes and provide more individual attention and support for every child.

Official figures have revealed Western Australian public schools are being underfunded by $31 million, with the shortfall rising to an incredible $374 million by the end of the decade. State School Teachers’ Union of Western Australia President Matt Jarman said the alarming new figures showed a need for urgent action.

​The Australian Education Union is calling for all public schools to be fully funded by 2028 to lift the one-on-one support children receive in the classroom and give teachers the time and resources to meet the needs of every child.

On Public Education Day, Thursday 26 May, the AEU acknowledges the outstanding commitment of principals, teachers and education support staff working across preschools, schools and TAFE in Australia.

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.

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.

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.