Articles from Australia
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Equity and inclusion 5 December 2008 EI hosts its largest-ever seminar on Indigenous issues
“Quality education and social justice for Indigenous peoples” is the theme of Education International’s Indigenous educators’ seminar to be held 6 December 2008 in advance of the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education in Melbourne.
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Leading the profession 5 June 2008 You’re having a laugh
The toughest audience can’t hold a candle to Year 9 on a wet Friday afternoon. That’s why so many teachers are a hit at this year’s comedy festival.
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Equity and inclusion 5 June 2008 Australia apologises to Stolen Generations of Aboriginal children
Australian teachers are wholeheartedly applauding the new federal government’s formal apology to indigenous Aboriginal people for past injustices and human rights violations.
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Equity and inclusion 13 February 2008 EI and Australian teachers welcome official apology to Aborigines
EI and Australian teachers are wholeheartedly applauding the new federal government’s formal apology to indigenous Aboriginal people for past injustices and human rights violations.
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Equity and inclusion 23 October 2007 Australia: AEU launches report calling for an education future for Indigenous communities
Education is the key, says the Australian Education Union (AEU) in launching its report on Indigenous education in Darwin on 23 October 2007.
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Equity and inclusion 16 October 2007 Australia: EI opposes new law which undermines indigenous rights
In a letter to the Australian Prime Minister on 10 October, EI voiced its concerns about new legislation which undermines the land rights of the Indigenous populations in the country.
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 November 2006 Australia: Trade unions unite on national day of protest
Teachers will join workers from all other sectors across Australia today in the national day of protest against radical industrial relations reforms imposed by the government of Prime Minister John Howard.
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Trade union rights are human rights 31 May 2006 Australia: Education International supports affiliate the NTEU
Education International has written to the ILO in support of Australian affiliate the NTEU. The action was prompted by the Australian Government’s Higher Education Workplace Relations Requirements (HEWRRs), legislation which constitutes a breach of ILO Conventions ratified by Australia.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 March 2006 Australia: University misses out on $1.4 million through failing to negotiate collective agreement
The University of Ballarat has forfeited $1.4 million by failing to have a new collective agreement that complies with the government’s requirements in place by 30 November last year, EI affiliate the NTEU has learned.
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Equity and inclusion 13 February 2006 Australia: WorkersOut! At Mardi gras
EI affiliate the NTEU is a member of WorkersOut! - a collective of unions and union members who identify as lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and intersex (LGBTI) working together to raise the profile and importance of union membership across the LGBTI community.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 2 February 2006 Australia: Workplace Agreements erode union rights
EI affiliate the NTEU has condemned legislation identified at the 5th Conference on Higher Education and Research in December 2005, and already being implemented to undercut union rights within the higher education sector.
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Standards and working conditions 7 December 2005 Australia: Union Questions the Independence of Minister’s Teaching Institute
EI affiliate the Australian Education Union has expressed concerns about “Teaching Australia,” a national professional body announced by the government and aimed at enhancing the professional status of teachers and teaching.
Australia: Union Questions the Independence of Minister’s Teaching Institute