Representing higher education staff in Victoria; protecting rights at work and public education. Authorised by Sarah Roberts, Division Secretary, NTEU VIC.https://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mlmdekm5r22jVery proud of this incredibly brave NTEU member speaking truth to power. "University of Newcastle academic with terminal cancer risks job to speak out about 'unsafe' workloads." Universities must change! https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-11/university-of-newcastle-academic-terminal-cancer-workload/106645186 #HigherEducation #HigherEd #UnionProud #AcademicSky11 May 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmdekm5r22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mlcubjyxhs2sLet's hear from the members and delegates at NTEU's Power Up conference in South Melbourne, as they make plans and prepare for the upcoming round of enterprise bargaining at Victorian universities. Read more: nteu.info/powerup #AcademicSky #HigherEd #HigherEducation #UnionStrong08 May 2026 04:09 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcubjyxhs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mk72zvs4qk2qNTEU Victorian Assistant Secretary (Academic Staff), Professor Joo-Cheong Tham meets Bridget Vallence, Shadow Minister for Jobs and Skills, to brief her on the NTEU submission to the Victorian parliamentary inquiry into enhancing university governance. #HigherEd #HigherEducation #AcademicSky #auspol23 Apr 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk72zvs4qk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mk56xuasw22cNo pay rise since 2022? Lower super than colleagues at RMIT? No wonder staff at RMIT UP took strike action today, standing up for their conditions and for their students. Staff working conditions are student learning conditions. #HigherEd #UnionStrong #UnionProud #AcademicSky #HigherEducation23 Apr 2026 04:39 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk56xuasw22chttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mj42u2lbls2bIan from La Trobe University is ready to Power Up! We’re Building for Bargaining today - let’s go! #HigherEducation #HigherEd #AcademicSky @alisonbarnes.bsky.social10 Apr 2026 00:27 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj42u2lbls2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mj3wkbbknc2bThat's right, Alison! Our big day is set to Power Up in a few minutes time! #highereducation #HigherEd #AcademicSky [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2026 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3wkbbknc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mii5rnaoxk2eVictorian universities are abusing FOI processes to hide what they're up to and how they pay for it: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/university-sector-foi-laws-transparency/106517446 Let's change the way our unis run: for students, staff and the communities they're supposed to serve - not a small clique of fat cats: betterunis.nteu.au/timeline/02 Apr 2026 02:26 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mii5rnaoxk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mihnmj7mgs2eVictorian universities are abusing Freedom Of Information laws, NTEU says, as transparency concerns grow. After ABC's Four Corners on Monday, further evidence of the murkiness around uni governance. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-02/university-sector-foi-laws-transparency/106517446 #HigherEducation #auspol #AcademicSky @aivgoesgreen.bsky.social01 Apr 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mihnmj7mgs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mid4z2p23s2pLast night's ABC Four Corners painted a bleak picture of the ongoing mismanagement of Australian universities. But we're pushing for change, and MPs are getting behind NTEU's reform proposal ahead of the upcoming Victorian inquiry: nteu.info/unireforms https://youtu.be/quc24Ot9Qwg?si=XZJGHUjB7deLzFNF #HigherEd #AcademicSky31 Mar 2026 02:29 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mid4z2p23s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3miaunnpzvk2qWatch ABC Four Corners tonight as our corporatised universities come under the microscope - the VCs, the consultants, the sheer mismanagement that sells students, staff and taxpayers short. #HigherEducation #auspol #HigherEd #AcademicSky #universities #FourCorners https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-27/campus-chaos/10650269830 Mar 2026 04:55 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3miaunnpzvk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3miaq3yrkhs2qAustralia's universities are spending $1.8 billion a year on external consultants and contractors, while slashing courses and jobs, with students, staff and taxpayers left shortchanged. Watch ABC Four Corners tonight. #HigherEducation #auspol #AcademicSky #HigherEd https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-30/university-consultants-fees-uts-kpmg-four-corners/106499192?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web30 Mar 2026 03:33 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3miaq3yrkhs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mhyx4jaa5s2bMulgrave MP Eden Foster supports NTEU's advocacy for stronger university governance at the upcoming Victorian parliamentary inquiry. Read more about the NTEU proposals and the inquiry: nteu.info/unireform #HigherEducation #auspol #AcademicSky #vicpol #universities #HigherEd #HigherEdpolicy27 Mar 2026 01:17 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyx4jaa5s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mhyjqy2guc2bEureka MP Michaela Settle supports NTEU's push for meaningful student and staff voice at regional university campuses. Find out more about NTEU's university reform package and the upcoming parliamentary inquiry into university governance: nteu.info/unireform #HigherEducation #auspol #AcademicSky26 Mar 2026 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyjqy2guc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mhw2y6adws2bState MP for Ashwood Matt Fregon supports NTEU's call for stronger university governance for a stronger higher education system. Political backing for NTEU's reform package is growing as the parliamentary inquiry nears. Read more: nteu.info/unireform #HigherEducation #auspol #AcademicSky #HigherEd25 Mar 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhw2y6adws2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mhtn3ie3c224Northcote MP Kat Theophanous and Greenvale MP Iwan Waters endorse NTEU's proposals for greater accountability in university governance. Read more about NTEU's university reform package and the parliamentary inquiry: nteu.info/unireform #HigherEd #AcademicSky #HigherEdpolicy #auspol #academia24 Mar 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhtn3ie3c224https://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mhrwito2yc2sSolidarity with striking Victorian teachers! Here's NTEU VIC Secretary Sarah Roberts... #unionstrong #teaching #education @aeufederal.bsky.social @aeuvictoria.bsky.social @sarahecroberts.bsky.social24 Mar 2026 06:18 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhrwito2yc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mhqznaku522tMore Victorian MPs are getting behind NTEU's push to clean up the way our universities run. Member for Melton Steve McGhie supports NTEU's proposal for stronger staff voice in decision-making. Read more about NTEU's proposals: nteu.info/unireform #HigherEducation #auspol #AcademicSky #HigherEd23 Mar 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqznaku522thttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mhoiz2w5i22sSupporting NTEU's push for university governance reform, Thomastown MP Bronwyn Halfpenny wants continuing employment to be the norm across the sector. Read more about NTEU's submission and the inquiry: nteu.info/unireform #HigherEducation #auspol #HigherEd #AcademicSky22 Mar 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhoiz2w5i22shttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mhgxydt4n22vNarre Warren South MP Gary Maas meets NTEU VIC's Professor Joo-Cheong Tham at Parliament to welcome NTEU's comprehensive reform proposal to the Victorian inquiry into enhancing university governance. Read NTEU's submission: https://nteu.info/inquirysubmission #HigherEducation #HigherEd #auspol #HigherEdPolicy19 Mar 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgxydt4n22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mhehv3sjvs2cPoint Cook MP Mathew Hilakari met NTEU's Prof Joo-Cheong Tham at Parliament to welcome the NTEU submission to the Victorian inquiry into university governance. It advocates for more transparency and stronger staff and student voice in decision-making. betterunis.nteu.au #HigherEd #AcademicSky18 Mar 2026 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhehv3sjvs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mhcayq3jos2eState Liberal MP Chris Crewther welcomes NTEU's Prof Joo-Cheong Tham to Parliament to discuss NTEU's submission to the Victorian inquiry into university governance. Together we can improve the way our universities run: betterunis.nteu.au #HigherEducation #HigherEd #auspol #AcademicSky #academia18 Mar 2026 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhcayq3jos2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/nteuvictoria.bsky.social/post/3mhbwn3rd222eBig NTEU win for university casual staff, now owed millions in back pay after this Federal Court decision handed down yesterday. Read the story: https://www.nteu.au/News_Articles/Media_Releases/Court%20victory%20confirms%20universities%20owe%20millions%20to%20casual%20academics.aspx Join the campaign: betterunis.nteu.au #HigherEducation #HigherEdPolicy #AcademicSky #HigherEd @sarahecroberts.bsky.social17 Mar 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:qrtn6ekutfvbwt5oarvj2kdi/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhbwn3rd222e