| The President Writes |
In solidarity our strength
On behalf of the Federation I congratulate every member for their participation and action on September 17. Your preparedness to take action in solidarity to support the salaries campaign is vital for its success. |
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| Salaries |
Massive turnout for strike rallies
More than 10,000 teachers marched on the NSW Parliament on September 17 in a massive display of anger over the failure of the Labor Government to improve its salaries offer or guarantee full Treasury funding for any outcome to the salaries dispute. |
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| Campaigns |
Changes at last on child protection
After five years of campaigning by Federation, the Carr Government has recognised that the previous child protection legislation was flawed. JOAN LEMAIRE reports. |
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| TAFE |
Fee-free sausage sizzle and morning tea
Riverina TAFE colleges have held fee-free events to oppose the proposed increase in TAFE fees. |
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| Working conditions |
Violence audit speaks volumes
Thank you to all of the schools and colleges who participated in the violence audit during August. |
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| DET |
A lifetime of restructuring
Citizen activist group PRIORITY PUBLIC examine the reorganisation of the DET known as Lifelong Learning. |
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| Professional issues |
Overseas trained teachers need more support
Federation has pursued concerns about the lack of Department of Education and Training support for the induction of overseas-trained teachers for quite some time, writes JENNIFER LEETE. |
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| Save the ABC |
Don’t pull the plug on BTN
Students at Yagoona Public School have written letters to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation explaining why Behind the News should not be cut from the station’s programming. |
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| Working conditions |
Teachers raise housing issues at conference
Local teacher representatives of the Teacher Housing Authority (THA) had the opportunity to raise housing issues affecting teachers in their communities at the THA conference held in Dubbo on August 21. |
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| Community |
Saving Medicare is union business
Australians are being urged to defend Medicare from the most serious threat it has faced in 20 years. |
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| Professional issues |
New code of conduct on the way
Federation seeks further discussions with DET about its proposed Code of Conduct. JENNIFER LEETE reports. |
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| Welfare leaflets |
Separation information updated
Welfare leaflets related to separation from the teaching service, covering resignation, retirement, and medicals and medical retirement, have been updated for the information of members. |
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| Workload |
Review for annual school reports
Following the re-election of the Carr Government, the Department of Education and Training (DET) has moved to review the format of annual school reports. |
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| Teaching and learning conditions |
Class sizes reduction explained
JENNIFER LEETE explains how DET will implement the Government’s class size reduction commitment in practical terms. |
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