For everyone Making things better 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 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 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 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 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 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! This year, AEU members once again dug deep and showed a level of resilience, dedication and resourcefulness to be admired.
For everyone Essential work, vital roles 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 Morrison’s debt-heavy budget fails Australia’s future The federal Morrison government’s October budget clocks up $1 trillion in national debt but fails to build a foundation for the future.