Latest News News Archive by Subject

Vinson Inquiry launches website 11 September 2001
Union contributions go down in history 18 March 2004
Teachers Federation proudly independent 26 August 2004
TAFE Issues 16 July 2001
School Funding - the Facts 24 February 2004
Salaries Campaign Bulletin 16 25 November 2003
Principals resolve to take action 16 August 2004
Mr Carr, fully fund any pay increase 16 December 2003
MPs respond to on-line campaign 20 June 2003
In the Commission - 24th November 27 November 2003
Hands off the CFMEU 13 July 2001
HSC concerns vindicated 29 August 2000
Federation rejects contracts 30 June 2004
Department policy disrupts schools 03 February 2004
Cleaners dispute 09 September 2004

Annual Conference 2001

Tour reveals rorts 09 July 2001
Teaching standards discussed 09 July 2001
Submissions wanted: large and small 08 July 2001
Scholarships for student teachers 06 July 2001
Rethinking Schools 09 July 2001
Progress in public education campaign 08 July 2001
Life membership ceremony 08 July 2001
Federation launches scholarships 10 July 2001
Denis Fitzgerald 09 July 2001
Annual Conference 2001 08 July 2001
Website's 1st Birthday 08 July 2001

Annual Conference 2002

Working for the Public Good 07 July 2002
Women's Report 09 July 2002
Rally outside DET offices 08 July 2002
Quentin at Conference 08 July 2002
Primary executive restructuring 09 July 2002
Media conference 07 July 2002
Information and Computer Technology 08 July 2002
Federal President addresses union 08 July 2002
Expert research in class sizes 07 July 2002
Central Schools Policy 09 July 2002
Annual Report 07 July 2002
Annual Conference opens 07 July 2002
ACTU President addresses Conference 08 July 2002
A Plan for Rural Teachers 07 July 2002

Annual Conference 2003

Valuing our workplaces 06 July 2003
Valuing our professional standards 07 July 2003
Teachers rally outside DET 08 July 2003
Salaries and Status Campaign 08 July 2003
Life Membership 06 July 2003
Keynote Address 07 July 2003

Annual Conference 2004

Women's Coordinator's report 06 July 2004
The Federal Election 06 July 2004
TAFE, AMES and Corrective Services 06 July 2004
Institute of Teachers 05 July 2004
Dr Nelson addresses conference 05 July 2004
Day two - Annual Conference 05 July 2004
Day three - Annual Conference 06 July 2004
Australian Greens 05 July 2004
Australian Democrats 05 July 2004
Annual Report 04 July 2004
Address by Andre Monteiero on East Timor 04 July 2004
Deputy Leader describes ALP policy 05 July 2004
AEU President addresses conference 04 July 2004

Annual Reports

Annual school reports 13 December 2002
Annual School Reports 02 November 2001

Campaign, other

Presidential Officers elected unopposed 13 August 2003
Fair Wear – ‘Speaking Out for Justice’ 30 April 2001

Campaigns

Teachers sleep-in over TAFE issues 26 September 2003
TAFE course fee exemptions re-instated 23 September 2003
Supporters gather for case in IRC 01 September 2003
Public Education shirts 26 March 2004
Principals to oppose equity cuts 16 August 2004
NSW Labor attacks tenure 25 August 2004
Letter to Refshauge 23 August 2004
Keep our schools clean,keep our cleaners 24 August 2004
Keep our Schools clean 07 September 2004
Federal labor MP slams Carr Government 17 August 2004
Equity programs saved 18 August 2004
Cleaners dispute resolved 19 October 2004
Announcement fails Aboriginal students 01 December 2004

Casual Teachers

Parental leave rights for casual workers 01 December 2000
Gov't casual plan sound but..... 05 February 2003
Federation welcomes tribunal decision 12 March 2001
Casual teachers' court win 16 November 2004
Casual teacher shortage 28 April 2002
Casual , Temporary and Part time Survey 04 November 2004

Central Schools

Central Schools Newsletter 09 November 2001

Child Protection

Federation welcomes announcement 03 July 2003
Child Protection training causing alarm 28 November 2002
Advice to schools on Ombudsman's survey 31 August 2000

Class Sizes

Smaller classes welcomed by teachers 26 February 2004
Smaller Classes – Successful Students 21 August 2002
Results of class sizes survey 10 March 2002
Response to John Brogden 04 November 2002
Launch of Class Sizes Campaign 09 May 2002
Government’s class size policy fails 10 February 2003
Smaller class sizes win strong support 03 March 2003

Conference 2000

Women’s Co-ordinator’s Report 04 July 2000
Widening Gap between Rich and Poor 02 July 2000
The Year in Review 02 July 2000
Eric Pearson Study Grant Report 10 July 2001
AEU President addresses Conference 03 July 2000
ACTU President addresses Conference 03 July 2000

Conferences

Watch your pigeonhole 21 August 2001
Teachers to discuss election strategy 15 January 2001
Riverina New Teachers' Conference 20 September 2003
Media Invited to Annual Conference 02 July 2000
Greens Senator at AEU Conference 18 January 2001
Country Conference 18 November 2002
Central Schools Conference 12 August 2000
Building Country Communities 27 August 2001
AEU federal conference opens 17 January 2001
AEU National Conference opens 17 January 2002
AEU Conference campaign decision 20 January 2001

Corrective Services

Settlement in Corrective Services 07 December 2004
New attack - 14 May 2004
Corrective Services salaries progress 16 November 2004
Corrective Services salaries case in IRC 04 November 2004

Council

Minister addresses Council 19 May 2003

Event

Politics in the Pub 01 September 2003

Federal Election 2001

Real apprenticeships wanted 11 October 2001
Election campaign launch 20 October 2001

General

Watkins addresses Council 21 March 2002
Teaching through the wire 26 April 2002
Teachers poll well 15 January 2004
Teacher Mentor program at risk 20 August 2004
Statement of sympathy - Bali Tragedy 22 October 2002
School Tragedy, Erfurt, Germany 03 May 2002
New Minister for Education in NSW 21 November 2001
Internet Access in NSW Schools 10 April 2002
International Women’s Day 25 February 2003
Holidays 21 December 2004
Free Wally - movie ticket offer 21 October 2003
Federation offices 21 December 2001
Federation links with Union Shopper 30 April 2001
Eric Pearson Study Grant 26 July 2002
Boston goes to London 01 June 2002
Barry Johnson elected General Secretary 10 February 2002
Anna Stewart program - vacancies 11 February 2003
Advice on 'Extras' and 'Meadowbanks' 15 October 2002
AEU election notice 07 September 2004
2002 International Women's Day 07 March 2002

HSC

HSC/SC Marking – Ideas for improvement 24 May 2003
HSC Exam Program Review 14 January 2002
Federation's submission to HSC Review 22 February 2002
Federation survey on new HSC 21 November 2001
AEU Election Notice 08 September 2004

Hiroshima Day

March to focus on peace in space 19 July 2001

Human rights

Teachers support change to Act 24 March 2004
Refugee children in detention 16 January 2003
Inaugural Sam Lewis Peace Lecture 18 November 2002
Equal age of consent for gay men 20 May 2003
Claudia Karvan to speak on asylum issues 05 March 2004
Anti-racism Education Conference 07 September 2002
AEU joins campaign against stoning 05 September 2002

Library

Union Aid Abroad 23 September 2004
TAFE teachers protest library cuts 05 September 2001
Gender : Short Introductions 19 June 2002
Cuts to library services 02 August 2001

OH&S

Violence against teachers 15 April 2003
Violence against teachers 03 July 2003
Support for cleaners 04 August 2004
Stay Safe Committee Submission 09 August 2000
Rally For ‘Joel’s Law’ 27 October 2003
Occupational Health and Safety advice 14 November 2002
OHS Risk Assessments -urgent advice 26 June 2003
OH&S Kit now online 17 January 2003
DET fined in court over safety 08 September 2000
Community, Parents and Police Forum 16 August 2002

Olympics

Information for Olympic volunteers 04 October 2000
Federation's 'Olympic' office hours 14 September 2000

Peace

Teachers oppose the war on Iraq 20 March 2003
March against war 19 February 2003

Professional Issues (Testing, Curriculum)

Ramsey report released 30 November 2000

Professional issues

‘Critical politics of teachers’ work’ 03 February 2002
World triumph for Australia's teachers 05 December 2001
Value our Teachers 27 February 2002
Teacher education review forum 26 April 2001
Survey on outcomes assessment 07 March 2003
Students get loud 22 March 2001
Sam Lewis Peace Lecture 27 September 2002
New Head Teacher requirements 27 October 2004
Developing English literacy skills 20 November 2004

Public Education campaign

Vinson's first findings 22 May 2002
Vinson replies to SMH's attack 10 April 2003
Vinson addresses Federation Council 17 February 2003
Vinson Inquiry tours Central West 28 February 2002
Vinson Inquiry -Interim Report released 22 May 2002
View television commercial 16 March 2001
Town Hall forum for Public Education 21 February 2003
Three cheers for Sir Henry 20 March 2001
The government for private schools 29 February 2004
The Future of Public Education 08 June 2001
Testing the incoming Government 27 March 2003
Teachers renew advertising campaign 30 August 2004
Successful candidates forum 30 November 2001
State budget a test for Carr government 21 June 2003
Smaller classes - Successful students 08 September 2002
Senator Brown addresses convention 08 September 2001
School gate protest against Howard 21 May 2004
School gate protest 12 March 2004
Reply to SMH's gratuitous attack 04 April 2003
Putting our foot down 15 March 2001
Public schools care for and value all 20 January 2004
Public Education forum 13 February 2003
Public Education billboards 14 May 2002
Public Education Day-TAFE 20 May 2002
Public Education Day, May 22nd 18 May 2003
Public Education Day Dinner, 2002 23 May 2002
Public Education Day 2004 19 May 2004
Public Education Day 2003 05 May 2003
Public Education Convention t-shirts 05 August 2001
Public Education Convention 09 September 2001
Public Education Candidates Forum 26 November 2001
Public Education Bulletin 17 March 2004
Public Education Alliance 10 May 2004
Public Education - just Spectacular ! 23 November 2002
Plan spoiled by lack of investment 02 March 2003
New commercials hit airwaves 01 October 2004
New advertisements to counter Howard 15 March 2004
NSW students achieving top test results 06 February 2003
Minister shows Cabramatta's quality 15 March 2001
Mini budget foreshadows a real cut 06 April 2004
Mini budget figures problematic 06 April 2004
It's time to give it more, Mr Carr 19 February 2003
Inquiry kit 29 August 2001
Inner city school closures 14 June 2001
Howard starves public education 20 May 2004
Higher income families - private schools 02 March 2004
Grenfell supports public education 11 September 2001
Federation defends its policy record 22 March 2004
Election campaign 31 October 2001
Education Job Cuts To Fund ALP Promises 17 June 2003
Education Forum 14 November 2002
Dr. Boston speaks out for public schools 24 October 2001
Country Teachers arrive in Homebush 08 September 2001
Convention - 'a call to action' 08 September 2001
Constitutional Challenge 09 July 2004
Concept of public good needs appraisal 06 August 2003
Call for Latham's Public Education plan 26 March 2004
CD launch at Public Education Convention 07 September 2001
Alliance supports Public Education Day 20 May 2004
Address by Senator Lyn Allison 08 September 2001
Address by Kim Beazley 08 September 2001
AEU welcomes new federal Minister 26 November 2001
78% rate public education as important 08 October 2004
24 January 2003

Recruitment

Trainee teachers learn about union benefits 18 July 2000
Graduate Seminar 02 August 2004

Restructuring of DET

Teachers oppose DET job cuts 30 July 2003
Stopwork condemns abolition of TAFE 01 July 2003
No more money for schools 24 November 2004
DET restructure - flaws remain 24 September 2003
DET - Streamlined or up the creek? 19 November 2004
D.G. must be independent 23 January 2004
Central Coast D.O. takes action 07 July 2003
ALP left opposes own Government 12 August 2003

Road Safety

Teachers Respond to Road Safety Issues 18 August 2000

Salaries

Wildcat strikes spread across state 14 May 2004
Western Aust. teachers to take action 10 November 2003
WA teachers accept pay offer 01 December 2000
Victorian teachers vote to strike 14 December 2003
Victorian Teachers' salaries settlement 02 October 2000
Teachers' stopwork action continues 19 May 2004
Teachers' adverts hit the airwaves 16 September 2003
Teachers to strike on Wednesday 2 June 31 May 2004
Teachers to stop-work on 25th June 15 June 2004
Teachers react to Premier's intimidation 17 May 2004
Teachers express cautious optimism 21 January 2004
Teachers endorse further action 02 June 2004
Teachers consider industrial action 13 June 2003
Teachers anticipate a good decision 19 December 2003
Teachers angry at Government betrayal 25 October 2003
Teachers achieve full funding in budget 22 June 2004
Teacher salaries and full funding 02 June 2004
Teacher anger over declining pay 10 May 2004
Teacher Salaries Cases : For The Record 18 June 2004
TAFE teachers to stop work 16 June 2003
Support our witnesses in the IRC 09 September 2003
Strike / Rally at 10.30 am in Hyde Park 26 May 2004
Stop-Work on 25 June - Letter to Parents 16 June 2004
Sky Channel venues - 2nd June 2004 31 May 2004
Sky Channel venues 22 July 2003
Sky Channel Venues 27 November 2003
Sky Channel Meeting- 2nd December 01 December 2003
Shortage of teachers 15 September 2003
Sally Loane wins Ernie award 22 August 2003
Salary rates and outcomes 22 July 2004
Salaries letter to Premier Carr 05 August 2003
Salaries letter to Minister 10 December 2002
Salaries debate 04 July 2004
Salaries case starts in IRC 11 September 2003
Salaries case report 14 November 2003
Salaries and Status campaign 17 May 2004
Salaries advertisements hit the airwaves 25 May 2004
Salaries Decision 09 June 2004
Salaries Campaign Bulletin 17 01 December 2003
Salaries Campaign Bulletin 15 12 November 2003
Salaries Campaign Bulletin 11 28 October 2003
Salaries Campaign 10 June 2004
Salaries Bulletin 19 18 December 2003
Salaries Bulletin 18 15 December 2003
Salaries - letter to Minister 20 March 2003
Salaries 12 April 2002
Run away Carr 25 May 2004
Refshauge refuses to meet on salaries 10 June 2004
Record attendance at Sky Channel meeting 29 July 2003
Rally rocks Macquarie Street 27 May 2004
Professor Vinson to give evidence 03 November 2003
Primary teachers join industrial action 01 July 2003
Premier threatens Judiciary 17 May 2004
Port Macquarie High stopwork 14 May 2004
Poll results- support for teachers 25 August 2003
Overwhelming support for 48-hour strike 02 December 2003
New Education Minister 28 March 2003
Major new development in Salaries case 13 May 2004
Letter to Refshauge 28 June 2004
Letter to Premier Carr - Salaries 25 July 2003
Letter to Premier Carr 28 May 2004
Letter to Editor of Daily Telegraph 02 September 2004
Latest Development in Salaries Case 17 June 2004
Labor confusion over 'merit pay' 02 February 2004
Labor Council condemns Refshauge 19 September 2003
Justice Minister insults teachers 31 March 2004
Industrial action - 27th May & 2nd June 24 May 2004
In the Commission- Monday 17th 18 November 2003
In the Commission, 30th October -part 2 03 November 2003
In the Commission 3rd November 04 November 2003
In the Commission 26th & 27th November 02 December 2003
In the Commission -30th October 03 November 2003
In the Commission -18th November part 2 20 November 2003
In the Commission -17th December 18 December 2003
In the Commission - Wed 22nd October 23 October 2003
In the Commission - Tuesday 22, October 22 October 2003
In the Commission - Friday 24th October 27 October 2003
In the Commission - Friday 17th October 20 October 2003
In the Commission - 5th November 06 November 2003
In the Commission - 4th November 05 November 2003
In the Commission - 29th October 30 October 2003
In the Commission - 28th October 29 October 2003
In the Commission - 28th November 02 December 2003
In the Commission - 27th November 01 December 2003
In the Commission - 25th, 26th November 28 November 2003
In the Commission - 21st June 22 June 2004
In the Commission - 19th November part 2 21 November 2003
In the Commission - 19th November 21 November 2003
In the Commission - 16th December 18 December 2003
In the Commission - 18th November 20 November 2003
In the Commission - 20th November 24 November 2003
In the Commission 11 December 2003
In the Commision -18th December 18 December 2003
Important message for parents 09 September 2003
IRC visits Schools 22 October 2003
IRC sets dates for promotions case 28 June 2004
IRC reserves decision on salaries case 20 May 2004
IRC decision of Friday 21st May 24 May 2004
IRC awards 5.5 per cent interim 19 December 2003
IRC approves award 18 November 2000
IRC admits Government's application 21 May 2004
Huge pay offer to TAFE teachers 03 September 2003
Hastings Public School stops work 28 August 2003
H.S.C. and S.C. Markers Settlement 19 July 2000
Griffith TAFE to stop work over salaries 11 April 2003
Griffith TAFE Stop-work 09 May 2003
Government offer an insult to teachers 13 May 2003
Government consents to award variation 02 July 2004
Goulburn gaol teachers to strike 17 February 2004
Gloves off in the NT 13 August 2001
Federation seeks response from Minister 17 February 2003
Federation condemns Carr Government 09 June 2004
Executive will decide on stopwork 22 June 2004
Executive postpones 48 hour stoppage 20 January 2004
Escalation of Salaries Campaign 23 April 2003
Dramatic new development in Salaries 10 June 2004
Dr Refshauge's maths failure 29 July 2003
Decision to be handed down Wednesday 08 June 2004
Crying poor for public education 15 June 2004
Council endorses stopwork on Tuesday 29 November 2003
Corrective Services teachers' new award 31 October 2002
Corrective Services teachers stopwork 01 March 2004
Commission acts on executive salaries 18 June 2004
Catholic schools' funding windfall 17 June 2004
Carr pressures IRC on teacher salaries 12 May 2004
Carr can end teacher salaries dispute 28 May 2004
Boston's bonus a disgrace 25 September 2000
Boston bonus revealed 25 August 2000
Berkeley Vale Campus to stopwork 15 October 2003
ALP politicians given message 21 September 2003
ABC News gets it wrong 17 September 2003
A message to parents and the community 25 May 2004
A message for Country Labor 19 June 2004
A Tale Of Two 'Special Cases' 25 October 2003
"Parents support 'underpaid' teachers" 26 May 2004
"Don't tell us we're second rate!" 11 June 2004

School Closures

School Closures - dissenting report 05 October 2001
Minister ignores committee findings 03 July 2002
Hunters Hill and Maroubra Highs duped 07 June 2002
Hunters Hill and Erskineville victory 17 October 2002
Federation submission 28 May 2002

School Counsellors

Data Collection Document 06 March 2002

School Funding

The launch of schools funding bill 30 July 2001
Teachers protest funding changes 16 October 2000
State budget - tentative steps 04 June 2002
State Budget fails Public Schools & TAFE 25 June 2003
Radical funding for private schools 11 March 2004
Public school students sold short 20 April 2004
Protest against funding Bill 28 October 2000
Productivity Commission: unfair funding 30 January 2004
Private school funding policies exposed 03 August 2004
Private school fee hike 30 December 2001
Priority schools scheme welcomed 10 August 2002
Oppose the school funding bill 11 October 2000
NSW Labor kicks Latham's ladder 11 August 2004
NCOSS supports equity programs 10 August 2004
Minister speaks out about Kemp's funding 19 October 2000
Media campaign launch 14 January 2001
Maintenance backlog exposed 19 November 2004
Labor's policy preferable to Coalition's 14 September 2004
Kings ransom 06 October 2000
Kemp Refuted 29 June 2000
Howard's funding deceit exposed 13 February 2004
How is this fair, Mr Howard? 16 February 2004
Grimshaw Review 11 April 2002
Greens schools policy welcomed 22 September 2004
Government review a whitewash 12 December 2002
Funding cuts to neediest public schools 10 August 2004
Federation refutes advertising criticism 17 September 2004
Federal Election: Letter to Members 23 September 2004
Education forum big success 24 October 2000
Disadvantaged students receive less 30 August 2003
D-G speaks out about funding policies 10 October 2000
Correction on schools funding in Herald 21 October 2004
Coalition establishes bidding war 27 September 2004
Carr: Equity being leached out of policy 12 August 2004
Campaign to save NSW equity programs 09 August 2004
Budget should boost public education 13 September 2004
Budget increases less than inflation 26 June 2003
American voters reject vouchers 08 November 2000
Alliance against school privatisation 18 March 2003
School funding debate 'hots up' 09 October 2000

School Staffing

Young High School stopwork meeting 27 June 2003
Special bulletin 12 February 2002
Rural and remote staffing survey 05 May 2003
Reprieve for drought affected schools 26 February 2003
New Staffing Agreement 11 February 2002
Manly High Contract Abandoned 23 July 2000
Lawrence Hargrave Dispute Resolved 05 March 2002
Executive restructuring in high schools 22 November 2000

School Structures

Selective School debate 16 December 2002
Primacy of Comprehensive Education 06 July 2004
Hunters Hill and Erskineville 27 October 2002
Federation opposes Gov't restructure 18 June 2003
Excellence and Innovation 10 November 2004
DET Futures Project 01 November 2004
Brogden's plan - a retrograde step 26 August 2002