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Civil society calls on universities to protect protest and dissent on campus

More than 40 civil society groups are calling on Australian universities to protect the right to peaceful protest, freedom of expression and academic freedom on campus, declaring this moment a crisis for the protection of political expression within

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New university governance standards a major win for staff and students: union

The federal government's new university governance standards represent a substantial win in the campaign for reform at Australia's public universities, according to the National Tertiary Education Union.

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Monash's embarrassing backpay bungle: uni underpays on underpayments

Monash University has been forced to withdraw and reissue hundreds of backpay notices to casual academics, after admitting its own wage remediation scheme is riddled with calculation errors.

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Membership Tax Statements 2025/26

Taxation statements for membership fees paid directly to the NTEU during the 2025–26 financial year are now available. This includes payments made via Direct Debit, Credit Card, Invoice (BPAY), Cash, and Cheque.

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Union saves Deakin jobs after management pulls damaging plan

The National Tertiary Education Union has saved more than 140 jobs at Deakin University after successfully pressuring management to scrap its damaging plan.

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Monash fails to repay wage theft victims almost a year after court ruling

Monash University has failed to back-pay thousands of casual academics owed more than $10 million, almost a year after a landmark Federal Court ruling found the university had broken workplace law.

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Universities Accord

We have an opportunity to help save our sector by signing this petition to demand better governance of our public universities and better conditions for staff and students.

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New survey reveals shocking rise in sexual harassment at universities

Sexual harassment in higher education workplaces has jumped more than 52%, according to the shocking results of a new staff survey

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New workplace law excludes higher education staff

Across Australia, fixed term workers will be getting new rights to secure work next week, but not University workers.