Salaries advertising campaign

The Teachers Federation has launched a radio and print advertising campaign urging the O'Farrell government to get its priorities right. It takes place over the next three weeks.

Within the next five years 20 000 public education teachers will be needed to replace those retiring. The print ad and one of the radio ads asks where they will come from if teacher pay is sliding backwards in real terms.

Where have all the teachers gone? by NSWTF

The second radio ad highlights the government's priorities in giving the clubs industry a $300 million tax break, and the Sydney Cricket Ground an $86 million facelift, while neglecting teachers' salaries.

Priorities of the government (2012) by NSWTF

The radio ads will play on 2GB and Nova FM in Sydney, during Breakfast and Drive slots, and on STAR FM Albury/Wodonga, STAR FM Griffith (in the Minister for Education's electorate), NX FM Newcastle, STAR FM Wagga Wagga, i98 FM Wollongong and 2LM/2ZZZ FM Lismore.

The print ad was placed in the Sun Herald of 5 February, and will reappear in each of the next two weeks.