Alison Barnes
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National President, @NTEUnion. Researcher and teacher about work and industrial relations. Also a @WoodstockRunner. She/her. Views my own.
Australia
Joined May 2018
TEQSA has now written to the ANU advising its “investigation had been expanded to include ‘broader risks to compliance’ including the culture of the ANU Council and executive leadership, and oversight of its financial position”. Good.
abc.net.au
A federal government investigation into the Australian National University demands the university defend the conduct of its council members amid concerns they have failed to competently oversee its...
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The job and course cuts we are fighting against at Macquarie Uni are devastating for staff and students. Thanks to old friends and workmates for sending me their photos from their open day action.
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RT @beneltham: Blowing up your small-town writers festival because your local university needs to crack down on free speech because there’s….
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RT @SatPaper: The bullying allegations against ANU chancellor Julie Bishop land on top of a series of crises at the university, yet its gov….
thesaturdaypaper.com.au
As an inquiry hears evidence of alleged bullying and mistreatment, sources confirm there is no desire to change senior management at the ANU.
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‘Some staff felt physically ill and others left work early after learning of the course suspensions, said Dr Sarah Attfield’ UTS NTEU branch president describing the ‘culture of fear’ as staff yet again face job and course cuts.
theguardian.com
The freeze comes as the university pursues $100m in cost cuts and after it announced in April it could axe 400 jobs
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RT @TonySheldonNSW: The evidence heard in today’s Senate inquiry was damning. It’s why I pushed to start this inquiry - because for too lo….
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RT @SatPaper: “It was essentially a hate on arts degrees. It was always based on a lie.”. Mike Seccombe on the derided Morrison-era Job-rea….
thesaturdaypaper.com.au
The education minister has deferred action to abolish the Morrison-era Job-ready Graduates scheme, which has helped to hollow out tertiary funding and saddled students with lifelong debts.
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RT @fbongiornoanu: Only a modern Australian university could make a mess this big, this quickly. Not a time for silence’: More than 30 auth….
theage.com.au
The festival started Friday, but the opening night gala and the closing event have been cancelled along with a number of other sessions.
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RT @JoshBBornstein: If it isn’t ok to be ‘inflammatory’ or ‘divisive’ at a writers festival, where and when is it ok? .
smh.com.au
The festival’s code of conduct says speakers must “avoid language or topics that could be considered inflammatory, divisive, or disrespectful”.
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RT @TAFEeducation: ❤️ @DrDemography .Strong unionist, powerful advocate for @ourANU staff and students … not to mention proud Mt Druitt TAF….
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RT @HstyMattersSyd: All cuts, at all Unis, should be stopped until the rot at the top of every single one of them has been thoroughly exami….
abc.net.au
The prestige of the Australian National University is fast fading. It must now respond to explosive allegations.
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RT @AEUfederal: New research from @JobsandSkillsAU has found that First Nations women earn on average 35% less than average Australian male….
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Just days after more shocking revelations at the Senate inquiry into uni governance, UTS consultants tell staff facing devastating cuts to “wash delicates” for stress relief while 146 courses are slashed. Disgraceful. We need urgent governance reform
abc.net.au
The University of Technology Sydney is suspending more than 100 courses as it prepares for a controversial redundancy program to save $100 million.
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RT @fbongiornoanu: Let it not be said that there are no exciting developments at the Australian National University these days. Thank you t….
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RT @NTEUnion: ‘We heard evidence today that we have [ANU] students sitting on the floors of tutorial rooms because tutorials have doubled i….
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RT @DrDemography: Thank you, everyone, for your warm well wishes and generous support. The @NTEUACT have been especially amazing. And the….
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RT @NTEUnion: ‘We are having a Senate Inquiry and the ANU can’t even provide a single person who is actually on Council for this inquiry.’….
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RT @JoshBBornstein: University governance needs serious reform and State governments have the power to act now.
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RT @MichelleArrow1: I recall Genevieve Bell saying that she would 'hunt down' staff she believed were leaking information. It sounds like B….
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