Australian Education
Australia: NAPLAN “breaches” by schools almost double
By Erika Zimmer, February 2, 2012
The results point to the immense pressure on schools and teachers to achieve high scores under the Gillard government’s My School testing regime.
Australian government imposes new student union fee
By Zac Hambides, November 12, 2011
As well as an additional financial burden on students, the legislation reflects concerns in ruling circles about a developing political radicalisation among young people.
Australian university announces 70 redundancies
By our correspondents, August 10, 2011
The timing of the job cuts underlines the direct connection between the Gillard government’s “education revolution” and the enterprise agreements that the NTEU has imposed at universities during the past 18 months.
Union seeks to ram through pro-market deal at Australia’s Macquarie University
By Socialist Equality Party (Australia), July 27, 2011
Like agreements struck by the NTEU at more than 30 universities nationally so far, its purpose is to facilitate the Gillard government’s radical pro-market restructuring of tertiary education.
Australian Greens embroiled in Tasmanian school closures debacle
By Mike Head, July 18, 2011
The Greens remain firmly committed to deep public spending cuts, despite the Labor-Green state government being forced by public outrage to postpone plans to shut down 20 schools by the end of the year.
Australia: What next in the struggle against NAPLAN?
By James Cogan, May 10, 2011
Now into its third year of operation, the MySchool website and NAPLAN are transforming the Australian school system.
Australia: Academics’ union prepares sell-out at Macquarie University
By our reporter, March 30, 2011
Staff members were told that NTEU bargaining representatives had been forced to make undisclosed trade-offs in order to settle an enterprise agreement.
Secret report foreshadows numerous public school closures and teaching job cuts
By James Cogan, SEP candidate for Marrickville, March 24, 2011
A confidential report commissioned by the New South Wales Labor government exposes plans for massive cuts to public education, regardless of which party takes office next week.
Australia: Gillard government steps up attack on public education, with NSW Labor’s support
By Carolyn Kennett, SEP candidate for Auburn, March 17, 2011
Launched early this month, the latest version of the My School web site is another step in the Gillard Labor government’s assault on public education.
Australia: SEP member exposes role of Greens and unions at Macquarie University rally
By our reporters, January 11, 2011
Socialist Equality Party member Carolyn Kennett explained the need for a political struggle against the Gillard government and for a socialist perspective to defend education at a stop work rally on January 5.
Australia: Union lifts work bans at Macquarie University
By our reporters, December 24, 2010
Union officials are seeking to contain the anger of university workers and prevent them from developing a political struggle in defence of public education against the Gillard government.
Australian Labor government “education revolution” leads to Macquarie University job cuts
By our reporters, November 17, 2010
In a move that flows directly from the Labor government’s new “education revolution” funding regime, Sydney’s Macquarie University has angered staff and students by announcing a 7 percent reduction in funds allocated to faculties for teaching undergraduate students in 2011.
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