Australian university industrial issues

Swimmers with pink airbeds queue on Coogee beach in Sydney, Australia. To illustrate a landmark court decision that could force Australian universities to constantly increase their casual staff numbers to cover teaching needs.

Casual conversion ruling puts universities in a quandary

Decision could put institutions on a treadmill where they can only meet teaching needs by constantly employing more casuals, court victor warns

By John Ross

23 September

Melbourne professional staff seek four-day week

More money, control over workloads and protection from AI obliteration also feature in union branch’s log of claims

By John Ross

13 March

A woman looks out of a rain-splashed window, illustrating genderwashing

Male university staff out-earn women by 10 per cent

Gender pay gaps worse at Australian universities than other educational institutions, as women dominate senior roles in administration but not academia

By John Ross

4 March