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Many anticipated an announcement yesterday.
If this is being held up while millionaires negotiate how many more millions they'll take from a public university, after all this damage to #ANU, that is about as damning an indictment on university governance as you can get. 😡
If this is being held up while millionaires negotiate how many more millions they'll take from a public university, after all this damage to #ANU, that is about as damning an indictment on university governance as you can get. 😡
We'll be ready to work with interim leadership from Day 1 to end Renew ANU and stop *all* forced redundancies.
This is only possible with new leadership.
@nteunion.bsky.social - and everyone else - knows that the farce at #ANU has gone on for far too long.
This is only possible with new leadership.
@nteunion.bsky.social - and everyone else - knows that the farce at #ANU has gone on for far too long.
Exclusive: Inside the Australian National University’s leadership crisis
Amid mounting scandals and a loss of confidence in her management, the Australian National University vice-chancellor is negotiating an exit from her role.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
September 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Many anticipated an announcement yesterday.
If this is being held up while millionaires negotiate how many more millions they'll take from a public university, after all this damage to #ANU, that is about as damning an indictment on university governance as you can get. 😡
If this is being held up while millionaires negotiate how many more millions they'll take from a public university, after all this damage to #ANU, that is about as damning an indictment on university governance as you can get. 😡
Reposted by Damien Cahill
Australian universities are a shit show and university managements who listen to corporate consultancy grifters are to blame. My latest in the @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To Australia’s university fat cats, who may yet face job cuts not of their own making – don’t forget to wash your underwear …
It’s been decades since parasitic consultancies began advising our tertiary institutions, at exorbitant cost
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Australian universities are a shit show and university managements who listen to corporate consultancy grifters are to blame. My latest in the @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Gold. “put every university decision-maker responsible for the ongoing, farcical fatcattery in Australian higher education to the figurative sword. It’s in the national interest for the sector to be reformed, and heads to roll”
To Australia’s university fat cats, who may yet face job cuts not of their own making – don’t forget to wash your underwear …
To Australia’s university fat cats, who may yet face job cuts not of their own making – don’t forget to wash your underwear …
It’s been decades since parasitic consultancies began advising our tertiary institutions, at exorbitant cost
The corporate cannibalisation of Australia’s higher education sector is so bad that it has entered the firmament of literature.
Poet Dorothy Porter recorded it with bleak precision in her award-winning verse-novel, Wild Surmise:
Daniel used to enjoy teaching.
Three thousand years ago. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Gold. “put every university decision-maker responsible for the ongoing, farcical fatcattery in Australian higher education to the figurative sword. It’s in the national interest for the sector to be reformed, and heads to roll”
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Workers’ rights = Stronger university governance: the core message from Gary Maas, Victorian MP for Narre Warren South, who met NTEU VIC Asst Sec Prof Joo-Cheong Tham at state parliament this week.
MPs are backing NTEU’s governance campaign - you can too: betterunis.nteu.au
#HigherEducation #auspol
MPs are backing NTEU’s governance campaign - you can too: betterunis.nteu.au
#HigherEducation #auspol
August 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Workers’ rights = Stronger university governance: the core message from Gary Maas, Victorian MP for Narre Warren South, who met NTEU VIC Asst Sec Prof Joo-Cheong Tham at state parliament this week.
MPs are backing NTEU’s governance campaign - you can too: betterunis.nteu.au
#HigherEducation #auspol
MPs are backing NTEU’s governance campaign - you can too: betterunis.nteu.au
#HigherEducation #auspol
Reposted by Damien Cahill
Join NTEU members this Sunday 24 August at marches across the country in solidarity with Palestine.
Find out where it’s happening in your city 👉 nteu.info/24
@nteuact.bsky.social @nteuvictoria.bsky.social
Find out where it’s happening in your city 👉 nteu.info/24
@nteuact.bsky.social @nteuvictoria.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Join NTEU members this Sunday 24 August at marches across the country in solidarity with Palestine.
Find out where it’s happening in your city 👉 nteu.info/24
@nteuact.bsky.social @nteuvictoria.bsky.social
Find out where it’s happening in your city 👉 nteu.info/24
@nteuact.bsky.social @nteuvictoria.bsky.social
Not even rain, cold and crappy Sydney weather could stop @nteunion.bsky.social members coming together to protest against corporatised uni governance and job cuts today. ✊✊✊💜💜💜☔️☔️☔️
August 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Not even rain, cold and crappy Sydney weather could stop @nteunion.bsky.social members coming together to protest against corporatised uni governance and job cuts today. ✊✊✊💜💜💜☔️☔️☔️
Reposted by Damien Cahill
Education Minister Jason Clare tells university heads to ‘lean into’ their $1M+ salaries being cut www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Jason Clare puts unis on notice over governance and VC pay
The education minister says the public is losing confidence in the sector as separate analysis shows vice chancellor salaries averaged more than $1 million.
www.afr.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Education Minister Jason Clare tells university heads to ‘lean into’ their $1M+ salaries being cut www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Despite four decades of rampant deregulation, the Productivity Commission calls for even more!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
'Regulatory creep' dampening growth, productivity chief warns ahead of talks
Government regulation has emerged as one of the key issues to be tackled at the government's economic reform round table this week, as business leaders and the Productivity Commission call for it to b...
www.abc.net.au
August 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Despite four decades of rampant deregulation, the Productivity Commission calls for even more!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
It would defy belief had we not seen similar grossly inappropriate and callous behaviour from other corporatised uni managements: UTS staff told to ‘wash delicates’ to cope with impending job losses. Governance reform now! @nteunion.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Uni staff told to 'wash delicates' for stress management as 146 courses suspended
The University of Technology Sydney is suspending more than 100 courses as it prepares for a controversial redundancy program to save $100 million.
www.abc.net.au
August 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
It would defy belief had we not seen similar grossly inappropriate and callous behaviour from other corporatised uni managements: UTS staff told to ‘wash delicates’ to cope with impending job losses. Governance reform now! @nteunion.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Reposted by Damien Cahill
“We should expect university councils … to probe and challenge managerial decisions, and be prepared… to listen to reasonable dissent," [Prof. Tregear] told senators
“It is my experience, however, that the university council has repeatedly proved unwilling to do so."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
“It is my experience, however, that the university council has repeatedly proved unwilling to do so."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
How one of the world's most prestigious universities fell from grace
The prestige of the Australian National University is fast fading. It must now respond to explosive allegations.
www.abc.net.au
August 13, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“We should expect university councils … to probe and challenge managerial decisions, and be prepared… to listen to reasonable dissent," [Prof. Tregear] told senators
“It is my experience, however, that the university council has repeatedly proved unwilling to do so."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
“It is my experience, however, that the university council has repeatedly proved unwilling to do so."
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Reposted by Damien Cahill
An important public institution being trashed. I said a while back that if ANU was a council a State Local Government Minister would have appointed an Administrator by now.
ANU is the poster child for urgent university reform.
Tragic stories emerging from ANU at the senate inquiry into university governance underline the case for improving the way our universities operate.
Support our campaign: betterunis.nteu.au
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
#HigherEd #auspol
Tragic stories emerging from ANU at the senate inquiry into university governance underline the case for improving the way our universities operate.
Support our campaign: betterunis.nteu.au
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
#HigherEd #auspol
How one of the world's most prestigious universities fell from grace
The prestige of the Australian National University is fast fading. It must now respond to explosive allegations.
www.abc.net.au
August 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
An important public institution being trashed. I said a while back that if ANU was a council a State Local Government Minister would have appointed an Administrator by now.
Reposted by Damien Cahill
ANU is the poster child for urgent university reform.
Tragic stories emerging from ANU at the senate inquiry into university governance underline the case for improving the way our universities operate.
Support our campaign: betterunis.nteu.au
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
#HigherEd #auspol
Tragic stories emerging from ANU at the senate inquiry into university governance underline the case for improving the way our universities operate.
Support our campaign: betterunis.nteu.au
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
#HigherEd #auspol
How one of the world's most prestigious universities fell from grace
The prestige of the Australian National University is fast fading. It must now respond to explosive allegations.
www.abc.net.au
August 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
ANU is the poster child for urgent university reform.
Tragic stories emerging from ANU at the senate inquiry into university governance underline the case for improving the way our universities operate.
Support our campaign: betterunis.nteu.au
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
#HigherEd #auspol
Tragic stories emerging from ANU at the senate inquiry into university governance underline the case for improving the way our universities operate.
Support our campaign: betterunis.nteu.au
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
#HigherEd #auspol
At ANU: “The lack of transparency has been the foundation of the backlash by staff, who have long accused executives of botched consultation, including claims that executives were deleting staff questions during town hall meetings” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
How one of the world's most prestigious universities fell from grace
The prestige of the Australian National University is fast fading. It must now respond to explosive allegations.
www.abc.net.au
August 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
At ANU: “The lack of transparency has been the foundation of the backlash by staff, who have long accused executives of botched consultation, including claims that executives were deleting staff questions during town hall meetings” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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Thank you, everyone, for your warm well wishes and generous support.
The @nteuact.bsky.social has been especially amazing. And they’re putting on a BBQ*! Come along and grab a bite to eat and spend time with ANU community.
*OMG this is hilarious 😆
The @nteuact.bsky.social has been especially amazing. And they’re putting on a BBQ*! Come along and grab a bite to eat and spend time with ANU community.
*OMG this is hilarious 😆
A great part of being union is the community of support we provide for one another in difficult times. All are welcome to show appreciation for Liz & others standing up for #ANU staff & students.
If you're not yet an @nteunion.bsky.social member, join at www.nteu.au/join. ✊
If you're not yet an @nteunion.bsky.social member, join at www.nteu.au/join. ✊
August 13, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Thank you, everyone, for your warm well wishes and generous support.
The @nteuact.bsky.social has been especially amazing. And they’re putting on a BBQ*! Come along and grab a bite to eat and spend time with ANU community.
*OMG this is hilarious 😆
The @nteuact.bsky.social has been especially amazing. And they’re putting on a BBQ*! Come along and grab a bite to eat and spend time with ANU community.
*OMG this is hilarious 😆
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“ANU Students from Save Our Studies voted to blockade the Vice-Chancellor’s offices this week as part of their “Day of Rage” protest against the university’s ongoing cuts.”
region.com.au/day-of-rage-...
region.com.au/day-of-rage-...
'Day of Rage': ANU students blockade the Chancelry as opposition to cuts continues | Region Canberra
ANU Students from Save Our Studies voted to blockade the Vice-Chancellor's offices this week as part of their
region.com.au
August 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
“ANU Students from Save Our Studies voted to blockade the Vice-Chancellor’s offices this week as part of their “Day of Rage” protest against the university’s ongoing cuts.”
region.com.au/day-of-rage-...
region.com.au/day-of-rage-...
“if we want AI to add to national wealth rather than extract wealth for tech rent-seekers and lazy cost-cutters we need to assert democratic control over the technology” @nteunion.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Can AI deliver economic nirvana? Only if workers can monitor and shape how it’s used | Peter Lewis
It is only when technology augments human capability that genuine productivity is achieved
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
“if we want AI to add to national wealth rather than extract wealth for tech rent-seekers and lazy cost-cutters we need to assert democratic control over the technology” @nteunion.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Sometimes it takes an act of extraordinary courage to expose and bring down those who rule through fear and intimidation. I hope @nteunion.bsky.social member Liz Allen's brave and harrowing testimony today is the start of such a process - at ANU and other universities.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Julie Bishop accused of bullying by ANU staff member, senate inquiry hears
Former member of the Australian National University council Liz Allen has used a Senate inquiry investigating university governance to allege Chancellor Julie Bishop harassed, bullied, and threatened ...
www.abc.net.au
August 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Sometimes it takes an act of extraordinary courage to expose and bring down those who rule through fear and intimidation. I hope @nteunion.bsky.social member Liz Allen's brave and harrowing testimony today is the start of such a process - at ANU and other universities.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Reposted by Damien Cahill
The Productivity Commission has recommended the wrong solution with its suggestion in a newly released report that off-the-shelf lesson plans should be developed for teachers to help them save time and teach outside their area of expertise. Read more: bit.ly/45bYi6A
August 12, 2025 at 1:52 AM
The Productivity Commission has recommended the wrong solution with its suggestion in a newly released report that off-the-shelf lesson plans should be developed for teachers to help them save time and teach outside their area of expertise. Read more: bit.ly/45bYi6A
Reposted by Damien Cahill
American corporations are on pace to spend $1.1 trillion on stock buybacks in 2025, an all-time high.
Buybacks don't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they do help juice CEO pay that's often tied to stock performance.
Nothing trickles down to workers.
Buybacks don't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they do help juice CEO pay that's often tied to stock performance.
Nothing trickles down to workers.
August 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
American corporations are on pace to spend $1.1 trillion on stock buybacks in 2025, an all-time high.
Buybacks don't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they do help juice CEO pay that's often tied to stock performance.
Nothing trickles down to workers.
Buybacks don't create more jobs, increase wages, or grow the economy — but they do help juice CEO pay that's often tied to stock performance.
Nothing trickles down to workers.
Reposted by Damien Cahill
With NTEU National President Dr Alison Barnes and the @nteunion.bsky.social team at Parliament to give evidence on university governance. ✊️
August 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
With NTEU National President Dr Alison Barnes and the @nteunion.bsky.social team at Parliament to give evidence on university governance. ✊️
Reposted by Damien Cahill
Will Burfoot has told the Senate that as a council member he is unaware of the role consultancies are playing in Renew ANU. And his requests to see documents produced by Nous Group have been denied.
Clear evidence that council members are being deliberately and systematically kept in the dark.
Clear evidence that council members are being deliberately and systematically kept in the dark.
August 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Will Burfoot has told the Senate that as a council member he is unaware of the role consultancies are playing in Renew ANU. And his requests to see documents produced by Nous Group have been denied.
Clear evidence that council members are being deliberately and systematically kept in the dark.
Clear evidence that council members are being deliberately and systematically kept in the dark.
Reposted by Damien Cahill
Coming from a country where schools receive federal money for infrastructure and supplies it was and still is shocking that American teachers have to buy their own supplies. It is not actually normal, and speaks to the deliberate devaluing of education here.
August 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Coming from a country where schools receive federal money for infrastructure and supplies it was and still is shocking that American teachers have to buy their own supplies. It is not actually normal, and speaks to the deliberate devaluing of education here.
👇Exactly what @nteunion.bsky.social members have been telling us and why we are campaigning for stronger protections against excessive work through enterprise bargaining.
August 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
👇Exactly what @nteunion.bsky.social members have been telling us and why we are campaigning for stronger protections against excessive work through enterprise bargaining.
Reposted by Damien Cahill
Yes there’s so much to be proud of in the defence of slavery and then losing the war you started over it #losers
Hegseth on restoring a Confederate monument in Arlington cemetery: "We recognize our history. We don't erase it. We don't follow the woke lemmings off the cliff that want to tear down statues ... we're proud of our history."
August 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Yes there’s so much to be proud of in the defence of slavery and then losing the war you started over it #losers
Consultancy Korda Mentha touting for more business in higher ed. Governance reform is urgently needed to stop parasitic corporate consultancies sucking the lifeblood out of our public universities. @nteunion.bsky.social
August 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Consultancy Korda Mentha touting for more business in higher ed. Governance reform is urgently needed to stop parasitic corporate consultancies sucking the lifeblood out of our public universities. @nteunion.bsky.social