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Articles from Australia

  1. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 August 2015

    Australia: widening gaps in achievement between advantaged and disadvantaged schools

    The Australian Education Union has deplored the results of the latest National Assessment Program–Literacy and Numeracy showing huge gaps between advantaged and disadvantaged students and called for targeting funding allocated to schools.

    Australia: widening gaps in achievement between advantaged and disadvantaged schools
  2. Fighting the commercialisation of education 19 May 2015

    Teacher union members fight to protect quality education from free trade

    The Independent Education Union of Australia, an affiliate of Education International, is lobbying the country’s government to reject the inclusion of educational services into the controversial Trade in Services Agreement.

    Teacher union members fight to protect quality education from free trade
  3. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 31 March 2015

    Australia: Privatisation of vocational training detrimental to students

    Reacting to a recently published study, education unions have stressed that authorities of New South Wales must guarantee minimum public funding levels for technical and further education, and avoid the unchecked privatisation that has destroyed vocational education.

    Australia: Privatisation of vocational training detrimental to students
  4. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 February 2015

    Australia: Government must do more for students with disabilities

    With an estimated 100,000 Australian students with a disability being denied financial support, the Abbott Government is being called upon to urgently deliver on its promise to increase funding to those who need it most.

    Australia: Government must do more for students with disabilities
  5. Equity and inclusion 27 November 2014

    Australian movement demands better government care of child refugees

    A group of prominent Australians are spearheading a movement calling on the Australian Government to do better when it comes to caring for children seeking refuge in the country.

    Australian movement demands better government care of child refugees
  6. Equity and inclusion 27 November 2014

    Australian movement demands better government care of child refugees

    A group of prominent Australians are spearheading a movement calling on the Australian Government to do better when it comes to caring for children seeking refuge in the country.

    Australian movement demands better government care of child refugees
  7. Union renewal and development 13 November 2014

    Australia: Death of Rob Durbridge - a great education union leader

    It is with great sadness we announce that Rob Durbridge, former Federal Secretary of the Australian Education Union, passed away on 10 November after a year-long battle with cancer.

    Australia: Death of Rob Durbridge - a great education union leader
  8. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 October 2014

    Australia: New report reveals young teachers’ struggle to cope with diversity

    According to the latest survey detailing teachers’ concerns, large class sizes, workloads, and worries of inadequate training to deal with the challenges of today’s classrooms were front and centre among issues affecting Australia’s educators.

    Australia: New report reveals young teachers’ struggle to cope with diversity
  9. Standards and working conditions 2 October 2014

    Australia: Quality education under the spotlight

    What is quality education? This is the question members of the Independent Education Union (IEU), affiliated to Education International (EI), are debating today and tomorrow in Sydney, to celebrate World Teachers’ Day on 5 October.

    Australia: Quality education under the spotlight
  10. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 September 2014

    Unite Campaign global tour set to begin down under

    Hundreds of educators, students and unionists are expected to fill the shore line of Sydney Harbour tomorrow as quality education is celebrated to mark the beginning of the end of the Unite Campaign.

    Unite Campaign global tour set to begin down under
  11. Fighting the commercialisation of education 26 August 2014

    Australia: Independent Public Schools drive is a failed policy, says education union

    The Australian Education Union (AEU), one of EI’s national affiliates, has reacted to the State of Tasmania’s indication that it did not support the Abbott Government’s plan to create a two-tier public school system.

    Australia: Independent Public Schools drive is a failed policy, says education union
  12. Equity and inclusion 31 July 2014

    Australia: Less equality for indigenous students and teachers

    Universities in Australia are still far from granting equal opportunities to Indigenous students and staff, while indigenous programmes are under threat, according to Celeste Liddle, member and Indigenous Organiser at the Australian National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU). ‘Cuts to funding and the lack of inclusive spaces within universities are hampering...

    Australia: Less equality for indigenous students and teachers
  13. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 July 2014

    Australia: Senate backs Gonski funding for full six-year period

    The Australian Education Union has called on Prime Minister Tony abbot to follow the recommendations of a Senate inquiry and reverse his decision to abandon the final two years of Gonski funding.

    Australia: Senate backs Gonski funding for full six-year period
  14. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 February 2014

    Australia: Gonski campaign hits the road

    EI’s affiliate, the Australian Education Union (AEU) continues to pursue the objectives of EI’s Unite for Quality Education through its I give a Gonski campaign. For the next five weeks until 18 March, four vans will cover 23,000 km in Australia pressuring the continent’s government to deliver on quality education...

    Australia: Gonski campaign hits the road
  15. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 23 October 2013

    Australia: Quality education campaign launched

    The Independent Education Union of Australia (IEU), one of EI’s national affiliates, has launched its Quality Education campaign at the National Carillon in Canberra in support of the EI Unite for Quality Education initiative and World Teachers’ Day.

    Australia: Quality education campaign launched
  16. Standards and working conditions 12 July 2013

    The great Gonski

    Mar Candela
    The great Gonski