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The Australian Education Union has welcomed the announcement of the new Albanese Ministry, and particularly congratulates Ministers Jason Clare and Andrew Giles and newly appointed Jess Walsh on their Ministerial portfolios.

The Australian Education Union congratulates the Albanese Government on its re- election and renewed mandate to support a fair and inclusive education system.

The Coalition’s costings have revealed plans for cuts to the Commonwealth Prac Payment, Initial Teacher Education, and student debt relief, moves that will negatively impact teaching students and teaching graduates at a time when we have a national teacher shortage.

After promising to match Labor’s education funding, the newly released Coalition costings have revealed they will rip $431 million out of Free TAFE if elected.

As voting ramps up for the 2025 Federal Election, Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton has made clear that he wants to tell teachers how to teach and what to teach and that funding will be withheld unless they comply but is hiding their plans for the Australian Curriculum.

The Australian Education Union has condemned Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and Shadow Education Minister Sarah Henderson plans to abolish Free TAFE, a program that has provided vocational education opportunities to hundreds of thousands of Australians.

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.