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'Serious strikes' on cards as teachers reject pay offer

'Serious strikes' on cards as teachers reject pay offer

Students face possible disruptions as public educators consider their next steps, including likely strikes, after they rejected a government wage offer.

Abusive parents banned from school grounds in new laws

Abusive parents banned from school grounds in new laws

Abusive parents banned from school grounds in new laws

Abusive parents banned from school grounds in new laws

It will be easier for principals to ban abusive parents from school grounds under expanded laws, including those who target teachers through social media.

Teachers offered pay rise of up to 32 per cent

Teachers offered pay rise of up to 32 per cent

Teachers offered pay rise of up to 32 per cent

Teachers offered pay rise of up to 32 per cent

A teachers’ union has struck an in-principle deal with a state government for pay rises of up to 32.4 per cent over four years.

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Teachers strike pay deal after 'generational' strike

Teachers strike pay deal after 'generational' strike

Fed-up public-sector teachers have accepted a fair pay deal with a state government following a bitter industrial dispute.

Teachers to push on with strikes as pay war escalates

Teachers to push on with strikes as pay war escalates

Public school educators are moving ahead with plans for a wave of rolling strikes as pay and condition negotiations stall with a state government.

'Struggling': teachers strike in second capital city

'Struggling': teachers strike in second capital city

Teachers have walked off the job in a second state in as many days in their battle for better pay and conditions, forcing public school closures.

More teacher strikes loom as pay dispute intensifies

More teacher strikes loom as pay dispute intensifies

Teachers are preparing for another strike unless a state government offers a better pay deal, warning of further disruption ahead.

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Schools to stay open as teachers strike over pay deal

Schools to stay open as teachers strike over pay deal

Schools to stay open as teachers strike over pay deal

Schools to stay open as teachers strike over pay deal

Public school teachers have rejected a state government's pay offer and will launch strike action next week.

Teachers, parents slam NAPLAN communication chaos

Teachers, parents slam NAPLAN communication chaos

Teachers, parents slam NAPLAN communication chaos

Teachers, parents slam NAPLAN communication chaos

The accuracy of data collected from national assessment NAPLAN is under fire after millions of students could not complete the first day of tests.

Time's up: call for extra hours for teacher lesson prep

Time's up: call for extra hours for teacher lesson prep

Time's up: call for extra hours for teacher lesson prep

Time's up: call for extra hours for teacher lesson prep

Teachers are struggling to find minutes in the day to plan lessons and meet the well-being needs of students, surveying suggests.

Unease over bid to police hate speech outside classroom

Unease over bid to police hate speech outside classroom

Unease over bid to police hate speech outside classroom

Unease over bid to police hate speech outside classroom

A move that will make it easier to fire teachers who use hate speech in and out of the classroom, including on social media, has drawn strong reactions.

Academics win $10m in back-pay after Monash wage case

Academics win $10m in back-pay after Monash wage case

Academics win $10m in back-pay after Monash wage case

Academics win $10m in back-pay after Monash wage case

Monash University will repay thousands of casual academics more than $10 million after settling a Federal Court wage theft claim which ran for almost a decade.

Students left to sweat as teachers strike during exams

Students left to sweat as teachers strike during exams

Students left to sweat as teachers strike during exams

Students left to sweat as teachers strike during exams

Teachers have walked off the job over a long-running pay dispute, disrupting crucial exams at more than 100 schools for year 10 and 11 students.

School teachers strike again as wage talks break down

School teachers strike again as wage talks break down

School teachers strike again as wage talks break down

School teachers strike again as wage talks break down

A second teachers strike in months is set to be held after pay talks with a state government broke down following lengthy negotiations.

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Teachers reject hefty pay rise and reduced workloads

Educators have rejected a pay deal that would see every classroom teacher in one state earning more than $100,000 in three years.

'Only the start': workers send warning at mass rally

Unions have firmly stated their fight for better pay and conditions is not yet finished after three days of strikes that forced schools to open late.

Teachers stop work to school government on stalled deal

Workers and the government are at loggerheads over pay with teachers walking off the job and public sector staff planning wider industrial action.

Teachers offered hefty pay rise and reduced workloads

Educators have been offered a pay deal that would see every classroom teacher in one state earning more than $100,000 in three years.

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Show us the money: teachers mock 'education state' tag

Hundreds of kindergarten teachers have gone on strike, taking direct aim at a premier as she spruiks her state's education credentials overseas.

Rare strike by school teachers as wage talks fail

Months of talks between teachers and the government have failed to reach on agreement on pay and conditions, with state school educators calling a rare strike.

Teachers seal three-year pay and conditions deal

NSW teachers have agreed to a three-year wage deal after months of talks with government officials, building on a previous one-off pay hike.

Childcare sector 'sleepwalking' into market domination

A pay increase will help bolster the childcare sector but there are warnings more must be done to address market concentration and keep costs low for families.

Teachers pocket $50k bonus as they move between regions

The state government should ditch their $50,000 incentive to lure teachers to regional Victoria and investigate ways to retain experienced and loyal staff.

Foreign students 'cannon fodder' in migration debate

University peak bodies say a proposed cap on international students is little more than a smokescreen for debate on immigration numbers, a committee has heard.

'Desperate' cash splash for teachers in needy schools

Teachers willing to work at an understaffed school could benefit from thousands of dollars in bonuses, but unions say the real issue lies in underfunding.

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