Education

Vale Jack Carnegie

Hall Greenland pays tribute to his friend and comrade Jack Carnegie, unionist and founder of the Greens in New South Wales.

Afghanistan: Women walk for democracy against fascist Taliban

In response to the repression by the Taliban, a surge of protests have started in cities across Afghanistan, reports Zohal Silaab.

NTEU wins right to intellectual freedom in Tim Anderson appeal

The NTEU welcomed a Federal Court decision confirming that University of Sydney staff have a legal right to be protected from disciplinary action when exercising intellectual freedom. Jeffrey Khoo reports.

Kabul Diaries Part 5: Before the Taliban Occupation — Anecdotes from Kabul University

The daily Jeddojehad (Struggle), a left-wing online Urdu-language paper is posting reports from Kabul. Filed by Yasmeen Afghan (not the author’s real name), these reports depict picture from inside Kabul and cover what is often ignored in the mainstream media.

Students, staff campaign against Robert Menzies Institute

Students and staff at the University of Melbourne are campaigning against management's attempts to establish a right-wing think-tank. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Critical Race Theory: The right’s latest target in the culture wars

The attack on Critical Race Theory is the latest right-wing onslaught against "cultural Marxism" and its supposed hidden intention to destroy Western civilisation, writes Jonathan Lockhart.

End wage theft at universities

While university managements practice wage theft and cut jobs and courses, casual and precarious university workers pay the price. Markela Panegyres reports on the crisis facing higher education.

NSW curriculum reform: deception by omission

For the first time in three decades, the NSW school curriculum is undergoing a complete reform. Jason van Tol argues that it is important to note what is being omitted.

University of Sydney caught out spying on staff and students

Markela Panegyres reports on evidence that the University of Sydney management has been engaged in surveillance of staff and students.

Education workers demand reduced workload

Mary Merkenich reports on the findings of an Australian Education Union survey of education workers that said workload remained a major issue.

The neoliberal university threatens precarious workers, education

Neoliberal ideology has reduced tertiary education to a commodity. Students have become “customers” and academics and lecturers are now “service providers”, writes Markela Panegyres.

Victorian casual relief teachers deserve fair pay

Casual relief teachers in Victoria are being ripped off, Alex Milne argues, because they are at the mercy of private hiring agencies.