Nominations for NTEU elections are open for one more week! Don’t miss the chance to make a real impact in the work of our union. Find out more 👉 nteu.info/elections2026
IDAHOBIT is a day to celebrate LGBTQIA+ communities, recognise the progress we’ve made, and acknowledge that discrimination and exclusion are still present in our workplaces and society.
In our workplaces, LGBTQIA+ staff and students help shape our campuses, classrooms, research, and communities. Queer Unionists in Tertiary Education (QUTE) members are proud to stand together with unionists across the sector against discrimination.
This IDAHOBIT, we celebrate LGBTQIA+ members and communities, and encourage everyone to go rainbow in solidarity as we continue the fight for equality at work and beyond. Join the NTEU and get involved: nteu.au/join
Anthony Hack, a Jaadwa man of the Wotjobaluk Nation, and NTEU Industrial Officer, spoke at the NES Inquiry today in Canberra on the importance of including Cultural and Kinship Leave in the NES to ensure this is a workplace right for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers.
Read NTEU’s submission to the Inquiry at nteu.info/nes
If you believe staff deserve a genuine say in the future of WA universities, join Dr Alison Barnes next week to talk about how we can collectively end bad governance, for good. Search nteu.info/betteruniswa to RSVP!
"We are RMIT!"
RMIT UP staff on strike today after waiting four years for a pay rise and fed up wondering why they get lower super than other staff at @rmituniversity ?
Fair pay and equal super now!
#HigherEducation #HigherEd #UnionPower #UnionStrong
“The government has set out a genuine long-term vision for higher education. But without sufficient funding, the noble ambition of sending more students to universities simply cannot be realised.” - Dr Alison Barnes, NTEU National President.
Read the full media release: nteu.info/budget2026
Dr Alison Barnes, NTEU National President, is coming to universities in WA to speak about about the governance crisis. Register and join the discussions on how we can build better universities together: nteu.info/betteruniswa
Casual staff at the University of Newcastle have just won 17% superannuation - a historic breakthrough that has enormous implications for higher education.
This win for equal superannuation only happened because union members organised collectively for better workplaces.
If you want rights for casual staff at your university, now’s the time to get involved. Sign up at betterworkplaces.nteu.au
Inclusive Workplaces. Better Universities.
We need universities to commit to equitable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment targets, and ensure that they are creating inclusive spaces that embrace kinship, along with cultural and community obligations, to ensure mob are supported.
Join the campaign today: https://betterworkplaces.nteu.au/
“It’s workers who bear the cost, it’s workers who do the fighting, it’s workers who are killed, it’s workers whose families are torn apart and it’s workers who are displaced. And that’s why it’s such a shameful act for our Prime Minister to support that bombing.”
Dr Damien Cahill, NTEU General Secretary, joined unions rallying outside the US consulate in Sydney this week to say no to Trump’s war on workers. Peace is union business.
ANU Chancellor Julie Bishop’s long-overdue resignation is a chance to heal. Brave union members standing together ended this dark chapter.
Fix our universities. Join us today: nteu.au/join
