Women are bearing the brunt of the insecure work crisis in tertiary education,with almost one in every three employees working at a university in Victoria a woman in a casual or fixed-contract job.
This election is yet to produce major arguments on key issues like health,housing,universities and migration – because Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese are both playing it safe. That’s dangerous for Labor.
From rental prices that take most of your paycheck to the huge bill from that wisdom teeth surgery you delayed for too long,students are keenly aware of how expensive it is to just exist in Australia. Where’s the help for us?
Swinburne University has threatened to use debt collectors to pursue its own casual staff after accidentally overpaying them.
The University of Melbourne has conceded its highly casualised workforce is unsustainable but says it can’t just rely on enterprise agreements and recent federal law changes if it’s serious about boosting the number of people in permanent positions.
Backlash has mounted over Minister Stuart Robert’s decision to veto Australian Research Council grants to six humanities projects that had been recommended for funding by an independent panel.
Once again,universities have suffered at the hands of political interference.
The Morrison government’s directives to the Australian Research Council are short-sighted and parochial,spelling disaster for Australian innovation.
Education Minister Alan Tudge said having a high concentration of students from one country creates financial risk and can diminish the student experience.
NSW universities are hopeful of rebuilding student numbers by 2024 but need a broader base of revenue.
In a move reminiscent of the Panama Papers drop,about 409 pages of confidential documents produced by UWA’s executive have been publicly disseminated.