Pay offer falls flat after teachers waited more than a year: union ACT public school teachers will consider their next steps. The Canberra Times · Sep 10
Some public schools to have budgets slashed under school funding reforms Equity and student need at centre of funding shake-up. The Canberra Times · Aug 25
Victorian teachers are to be the best paid in Australia. A union rebellion helped seal the deal Salaries will rise 28.3% to 32.4% over four years, an outcome partly shaped by a rank-and-file revolt within the Australian Education Union The Guardian - AU · Aug 17
New 'cynical' public sector pay offer is an 'absolute shocker', union says Deal short-changes low-paid school staff the feeling pinch now, AEU says. The Canberra Times · Jul 21
Teachers increasingly suffering verbal abuse, threats from parents: union 'Schools are always a microcosm of the society that we live in.' The Canberra Times · Jul 4
Victoria teachers strike: warning of further action as 35,000 rally and hundreds of schools cancel classes Union leaders say Tuesday’s protest in Melbourne’s CBD was among state’s ‘biggest’ in years The Guardian - AU · Mar 23
Funding for Australian school students with disabilities ‘woefully inadequate’, principals say Exclusive: Schools have reallocated as much as $1bn from other areas to support children with disabilities in past year, survey finds The Guardian - AU · May 2, 2024
Public school teachers forced to use evidence-backed methods in secret Teachers are 'routinely dismissed' for speaking out. The Canberra Times · Mar 18, 2024
‘Deliberate lie’: education lobby group says ‘landmark’ school agreement falls short of 100% funding Federal and WA state governments’ public school funding deal dismissed as ‘not good enough’ by Australian Education Union The Guardian - AU · Feb 1, 2024
Public schools to remain underfunded: education union The Australian Education Union says the federal government must do more to ensure public schools are fully funded to provide every opportunity to Australians. AAP · Jan 22, 2024
CIT's one $8.5m 'complexity and systems thinker' could have paid 100 teachers: union CIT teachers are taking steps towards strike action. The Canberra Times · Sep 20, 2023
'This is not teacher-bashing': union aware of problems at two ACT schools Teachers at two schools under review are 'doing the best they possibly can'. The Canberra Times · Sep 18, 2023
'We must take a stand': teachers' union rejects report on reading instruction The union said socioeconomic status was to blame for lagging reading skills. The Canberra Times · Jun 19, 2023
More pupil free days and big salary rises in teachers' new pay deal ACT teachers to earn $100k within two years under new pay deal. The Canberra Times · May 4, 2023
ABC News · Mar 15, 2023 Australian Education Union SA state secretary Leah York caught on CCTV allegedly stealing from Mount Gambier boutique South Australia's teachers' union will hold an urgent meeting on Thursday, after a Mount Gambier business accuses the organisation's state secretary of shoplifting.
The Canberra Times · Dec 16, 2022 Teachers lay groundwork for strike in Term 1 next year ACT public school teachers have rejected an initial pay offer and are moving towards industrial action.
The Canberra Times · Dec 8, 2022 Former union secretary did not breach financial duties, regulator finds A former AEU secretary has been cleared of wrongdoing by the union regulator.
ABC News · Dec 7, 2022 The NT's controversial 'effective enrolment' school funding model to be scrapped in wake of independent review An independent review into the Northern Territory government's "effective enrolment" school funding model found there is little evidence it acts as an "accountability mechanism" to improve attendance rates.
The Canberra Times · Nov 20, 2022 Four-day week the secret to fixing Canberra's teacher shortages? The Australian Education Union has told an inquiry a four-day week would benefit ACT schools.
The Canberra Times · Jul 12, 2022 ACT schools are bracing for a 'tough' Term 3 Canberra schools are doing all they can to prepare for a difficult term amid rising COVID cases.
The Canberra Times · Jun 26, 2022 Why are there so many pupil free days in Canberra schools this year? Parents will need to keep children home two extra days in Term 3, as they did in Term 2.
The Canberra Times · Apr 4, 2022 'War zone but worse': Students banned from attending school over safety fears Overworked staff at Calwell High School deal with violence as staffing shortage reaches crisis point.
The Canberra Times · Mar 31, 2022 WorkSafe called to Canberra school amid dire teacher shortage Teachers' union says more schools could move to remote learning in final week of term
The Canberra Times · Mar 29, 2022 ACT teachers 'scared' in classes of up to 60 students amid shortage The Education Directorate does not know how many teachers will be needed in coming years as teachers say they do not feel safe in classes of up to 60 students, an inquiry has been told.
ABC News · Mar 24, 2022 SA Premier rules out longer Easter school holidays to counter COVID-19 outbreaks at schools Premier Peter Malinauskas quickly shuts down any talk of public schools finishing term 1 a week early due to the pressures of COVID-19.