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Inside the plan that could rein in vice chancellor salaries and overhaul uni boards
A new taskforce to police how universities are run will be pitched to state education ministers, as figures reveal the extent of corporatisation of university councils.
- by Sherryn Groch
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Sydney rail workers push for annual pay rise of 8%
The start of negotiations over a new pay deal comes less than 18 months after the end of an industrial dispute that crippled Sydney’s rail network.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Help, my boss asked me to lie to get a colleague fired
There are serious legal implications if someone is dismissed based on false information, writes Dr Kirstin Ferguson.
- by Kirstin Ferguson
Perth Uber drivers start five-day strike with Friday airport blockade
Friday night could be chaotic for many as about 4000 ride-share drivers plan to stay home with another 500 of them intending to blockade Perth’s airport.
- by Peter Milne
Why no one wants to start a small business any more
Australia’s 2.5 million small businesses are collapsing at a rapid rate – and there are many who say the government is adding to red tape rather than reducing it.
- by Jessica Yun
Dutton whacks ‘supine’ CEOs in pitch to working class
The Coalition leader’s speech comes at an important moment for an opposition that faces questions about its economic agenda and remains behind in the polls.
- by Paul Sakkal
School teachers threaten to strike next month as wage negotiations stall
The union and the government have been locked in negotiations since October 2023 but have not yet come to an agreement.
- by Hamish Hastie
Inside the ABC’s call to take Lattouf off-air
An hour-by-hour look at the events surrounding journalist Antoinette Lattouf’s removal from her five-day stint on ABC Radio.
- by Calum Jaspan
Union savaged at Qantas’ illegal outsourcing compensation case
The Transport Workers Union has been told to prioritise its members instead of tweeting as Justice Michael Lee takes it to task for “wasting the court’s time”.
- by Amelia McGuire
Ban bosses from blocking working from home unless they have a good reason: unions
ACTU secretary Sally McManus says sensible changes should be made to awards “that finally bring them into the reality of 2024”.
- by Angus Thompson
Working 9 to 5? Bosses want to ditch that shift if you work from home
The key employer groups argue that parents and other carers who work from home should be able to spread their eight hours across the day if that suits everybody.
- by Angus Thompson