For everyone Vote to protect public education and your rights at work 11 Apr 2025 FROM YOUR BRANCH PRESIDENT: With the federal election campaign in full swing, it’s clear that public education workers would be much worse off under Peter Dutton.
All sectors From your president: Achieving together what you can’t achieve alone 26 Feb 2025 Better pay and conditions and more funding for members across early childhood, schools and TAFE is the union’s focus in 2025.
For everyone From your president: A decade of inequity 9 Oct 2024 Our skewed funding model has fuelled a private school capital works boom while denying public schools the basic investment needed to retain teachers and address student needs.
For everyone From your president: Making your voices heard 21 Jul 2024 We will maintain the pressure on the Victorian government to do much more to address the workforce shortage crisis, and will not stop campaigning until they deliver full funding for our schools and for public education overall.
For everyone From your president: Standing strong, together 20 Apr 2024 TAFE teachers are stepping up their campaign for a better agreement in another busy term of action for the AEU across all our sectors.
For everyone From your president: Ready for action 8 Feb 2024 No matter what sector you work in, 2024 is going to be another big year for the AEU, and we look forward to working with you to achieve further important wins for members.
For everyone From your president: Creating real change 4 Oct 2023 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 Making things better 1 Aug 2023 With campaigns and union action achieving positive reforms across the country, it’s good to be reminded that advocating for change can be very rewarding.
For everyone From your president: Working together 5 Apr 2023 Amid significant professional and industrial challenges, wonderful things continue to happen in public education – many of them driven by AEU members.
For everyone From your president: Hope and action 7 Dec 2022 The election result gives us much reason for optimism – but we won’t stop campaigning until public education gets the full support it needs.
For everyone From your president: Urgent action required 20 Sep 2022 The Victorian government must address the staff shortage crisis hurting our education sector, and make bold moves towards building a sustainable and supported public education workforce.
For everyone From your president: The way ahead 7 Jul 2022 With COVID-19 and the flu leading to staff shortages across the education sector, it’s been a challenging and jam-packed nine-week term.
For everyone Australia deserves better 5 Apr 2022 The Morrison government has shown nothing but contempt for Australian workers and for public education, choosing to ignore the obvious link between a lack of funding and the unnacceptable rise in inequality.
For everyone From your president: What a year, with another big one ahead! 15 Dec 2021 This year, AEU members once again dug deep and showed a level of resilience, dedication and resourcefulness to be admired.
For everyone From your president: Maintaining the momentum for change 6 Apr 2021 We know that listening to those affected is a vital first step in acknowledging trauma, repairing damage and achieving positive change.
For everyone Essential work, vital roles 9 Dec 2020 If there is one upside to this enormously challenging year, it’s that we have proven to government and to the wider community what we already knew – that educators are among the country’s most valuable and essential workers.
For everyone From your president: Morrison’s debt-heavy budget fails Australia’s future 9 Oct 2020 The federal Morrison government’s October budget clocks up $1 trillion in national debt but fails to build a foundation for the future.
For everyone From your president: Staying connected 10 Sep 2020 No words can do justice to the unpredictable and tumultuous times we have experienced in 2020. Thankfully, most members are about to have a break and a much-needed chance to recharge for Term 4.
For everyone From your president: Putting members first during COVID-19 15 Jun 2020 While debate raged about government decisions during the pandemic, the AEU was able to work effectively with DET, employers and the government to provide support to our members.
For everyone From your president: Our 2020 vision: resilience, determination and hope 18 Mar 2020 The first term is always busy, but this year’s catastrophic bushfires and the ongoing impact of the coronavirus have made things especially challenging.