| The President Writes |
The Full Nelson
The past few weeks have exposed Federal Education Minister Brendan Nelson as full blown in his leadership ambitions, confused about his portfolio responsibilities and deluded in his move to embrace creationism, writes MAREE O'HALLORAN. |
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| Campaigns |
Salaries campaign to escalate
A Sky Channel meeting of all members is to be held early term 4 to discuss salaries. |
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| Campaigns |
IR Day of Action set for November 15
The ACTU has called for a National Day of Action on Tuesday November 15. The Day of Action will include a Sky Channel broadcast to workers and community members across Australia. |
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| Campaigns |
High Court challenge to Howard’s ad campaign
The High Court challenge by the ACTU and the ALP to the Federal Government’s $20 million publicity campaign in support of its proposed industrial relations changes began on August 30. |
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| ESL |
Resourcing crisis draws crowd
More than 200 people attended a public forum on ESL provision in NSW public schools on August 29 at Bankstown Girls High School. |
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| Funding |
Priority Action Schools Program saved
An intense Federation campaign has saved the Priority Action Schools Program (PASP). |
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| Bans |
Leaflets put Web Services workload in print
Web Services materials arriving in schools should not be distributed, writes JENNIFER LEETE. |
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| Working conditions |
Temporary TAFE teacher scare tactics
Advice that it is not in the best interests of part time TAFE teachers to become temporary teachers is wrong, writes PHIL BRADLEY. |
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| Elections |
Presidential election results
Federation President Maree O’Halloran has been re-elected unopposed for 2006-2007. |
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| Working conditions |
THA conference hears criticism and advice
More than 50 teachers, Teacher Housing Authority board members and staff, and Federation Officers travelled to Dubbo to participate in the biennial Teacher Housing Authority Conference on August 17-18. Some 32 of these were teachers representing their communities from the western areas of NSW from Balranald to Wilcannia. |
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| Occupational Health and Safety |
Gas leak sniffs out a problem with the plan
Evacuation may not be the whole of your emergency plan. OWEN HASLER reports on one school’s experience. |
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| Equity issues |
Creating a safe rural environment
The NSW Anti-Homophobia Interagency, in partnership with Parents and Friends of Gays and Lesbians (PFLAG), will present Roundtable 5 in Bathurst, titled “Sticks & Stones: Creating Safe and Supportive Environments” on October 27. |
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| Donations |
Community gets behind fire victims
The Bathurst community has raised more than $50,000 to help the Kelso High School community after the school was guttered by fire on August 18. |
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| Working conditions |
Relief entitlements guaranteed
Negotiations between Federation and the Department of Education and Training have now clarified and guaranteed the entitlements to release from face to face teaching. |
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| Equity issues |
Dispelling ignorance about ethnicity
While young people may hang around in groups based on ethnicity, the majority of these groups aren’t gangs, University of Technology, Sydney Faculty of Economics and Finance Professor Jock Collins told a Federation Friday Forum on August 26. |
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