For everyone Education unions call for ceasefire The AEU has called on the Albanese government to advocate for an immediate ceasefire and to support the establishment of a peaceful settlement to the conflict in Israel and Palestine.
For everyone Stand up for every child The deliberate underfunding of public schools has to end – and it’s up to us to send this message to our politicians, loud and clear.
For everyone The Kate Mildenhall effect Kate Mildenhall is one of Melbourne’s most loved novelists. She tells us about her novel, teaching, and growing up with unionism in the blood.
For everyone Why our members are voting YES AEU branch councillors tell us why they are supporting the campaign for a Voice to Parliament for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at the upcoming referendum on 14 October.
For everyone From your president: Creating real change Conservative commentators love to argue that “funding isn’t everything”, but everyone who works in public education knows the link between the challenges they face and a long-standing lack of resources.
For everyone My Favourite Things: Then and now The rate of technological change means workplaces look different every year. Here we celebrate some new additions, and (hazily) recollect the long-lost past.
For everyone School funding wars: when the rich win, the country loses Writer and lawyer MAEVE McGREGOR argues that the shameful inequity in Australia’s school funding amounts to state-sanctioned discrimination.
For everyone Full funding For Every Child The AEU has launched its latest campaign for full funding for public schools with a new report showing that the achievement gap and the resourcing gap are one and the same.
For everyone The Lowdown: You and your news In the era of algorithms feeding us individualised ‘news’, teaching media literacy might need to take a very different form.
For everyone TV review: The First Inventors, SBS This eye-opening doco series with a big, generous heart should be mandatory viewing in all schools, writes STEPHEN A RUSSELL.
Schools Power to the podcast AEU members Irene Palamaras and Paul Booth have dug deep into their own pockets to share their hard-won wisdom on empowering health & safety reps in schools.
For everyone Dancing into the future If we follow the ‘education map’ too rigidly, and stop trusting our instincts, we might find ourselves a long way from our destination, argues TRAVIS MCKENZIE.
For everyone Licence to chill If we can just step away form the glue gun and let kids improvise, Book Week should continue to meet its original, low-key premise for many generations to come, argues A.J. BETTS.
For everyone Setting the agenda We are focused on supporting and empowering members so that, together, we can advocate for changes that benefit us all.
For everyone Migrant visa debacle Amid the shortage crisis, the AEU is calling for simplified visa processes for migrant teachers, many of whom are already trained and working in Australia.
For everyone Seeking secure jobs as the default mode of employment While the AEU continues to break new ground for its members regarding secure employment, the battles are ongoing.
For everyone One out of the box Online story-reading site Story Box Library features a growing collection of diverse and inclusive stories plus new educational offerings for teachers and students alike.
TAFE & Adult Provision Compensation for TAFE teacher bullied by student Redlich’s recently obtained a substantial pain and suffering payout for a TAFE teacher bullied by a student.
For everyone Using new laws for better deals Legal news: The AEU, UWU and IEU have achieved a supported bargaining authorisation that stands to improve the lives of thousands of early childhood teachers and educators.