The tertiary education union will this week ask staff whether they are confident in the leadership of University of Technology Sydney (UTS) vice-chancellor Andrew Parfitt.
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Union to hold confidence vote for UTS VC – Campus Review
The union will ask staff whether they have confidence in Professor Parfitt from this week. Picture: Newswire.
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Chancellor’s council kicks VC pay to tribunal – Campus Review
University Chancellors Council Convenor John Pollaers. Picture: Newswire
The University Chancellors Council (UCC) on Tuesday said the Commonwealth Remuneration Tribunal should advise on vice-chancellor pay packages, some of which are exceeding $1 million per year.
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NTEU finds bullying, secrecy on uni councils – Campus Review
NTEU president Alison Barnes. Picture: James Croucher
The sector union has once again called for transparency in university governing bodies after staff reported a culture of secrecy, bullying and intimidation in university councils and senates.
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Concern Dutton will push American-style crackdown on “woke” universities – Campus Review
Leader of the Australian Liberal party Peter Dutton said he would push back against “woke” agendas in schools and universities. Picture: Thomas Lisson
The Coalition has warned it would use university regulator levers to review university degree course content to check for “woke” teaching if elected, leading Labor to draw parallels between Peter Dutton and Donald Trump.
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800 ANU staff vote no confidence in chancellor, vice-chancellor at “scandal-plagued” university – Campus Review
Julie Bishop has been under fire for hiring a former staffer to be her speechwriter. Picture: Josh Woning
Nearly all Australian National University (ANU) union members on Thursday supported a vote of no confidence in vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell and chancellor Julie Bishop.
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La Trobe University uncovers $10m in underpayments to staff
Anna Booth said the university has demonstrated a strong commitment to rectifying noncompliance issues. Picture: Martin Ollman
La Trobe University will fork out more than $10m to cover the underpayments of 6700 staff, after investigations found the institution had failed to properly pay employees over a seven-year period.
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Vice-chancellor pay and “quality of governance” to be scrutinised by Senate inquiry
Labor Senator Tony Sheldon is chair of the Senate Committee on Education and Employment. Picture: Martin Ollman
Australia’s vice-chancellors will be questioned about their pay packages, instances of wage underpayment, and the use of external consultants in a new parliamentary inquiry into the quality of university governance.
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92 jobs cut and subjects ‘disestablished’ at Wollongong uni
University of Wollongong interim vice-chancellor John Dewar said ‘support arrangements are in place to ensure continuity in [students’] studies’. Picture: NCA Newswire
The University of Wollongong (UOW) has confirmed 91.6 full-time equivalent positions will be cut in a financial restructure, after revealing it offered redundancies to 137 staff in November 2024.
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