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We are 27,000 employees in tertiary education making positive change for the future. We are the sole unified voice for university workers of all types across the country.
We work together for safe, secure employment and a better future for higher education where everyone who wants to go to university can afford to.
We believe that a better society needs well-supported universities, and that starts with staff in secure and well-paid jobs delivering quality education and world leading research.
The Australia Institute's Centre For Future Work has released new research commissioned by the NTEU that includes a comprehensive analysis of the challenges faced by our sector, from funding cuts to precarious employment, and much more.
Pledge your support for NTEU's submission to the Universities Accord process and let government know the real issues that matter in Australian higher education.
Australian university graduates are potentially facing lifelong debt due to the noxious combination of newly increased course fees, reduced repayment income thesholds and high debt indexation.