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Vote to protect public education and your rights at work

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.

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From your president: Achieving together what you can’t achieve alone

Better pay and conditions and more funding for members across early childhood, schools and TAFE is the union’s focus in 2025.

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From your president: A decade of inequity

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.

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From your president: Making your voices heard

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.

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From your president: Standing strong, together

TAFE teachers are stepping up their campaign for a better agreement in another busy term of action for the AEU across all our sectors.

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From your president: Ready for action

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.

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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.

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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.

The Australian Education Union is you, your colleagues and thousands of other people working in public education. Join us now to have a voice in your profession, and to enjoy the support and advice we offer our members.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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From your president: Maintaining the momentum for change

We know that listening to those affected is a vital first step in acknowledging trauma, repairing damage and achieving positive change.

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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.

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From your president: 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.

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From your president: Staying connected

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.

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From your president: Putting members first during COVID-19

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.

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From your president: Our 2020 vision: resilience, determination and hope

The first term is always busy, but this year’s catastrophic bushfires and the ongoing impact of the coronavirus have made things especially challenging.