“Ultimately, the responsibility rests with Chancellor Julie Bishop. She presided over this continued period of dysfunction, and it was under her watch that catastrophic failures occurred.” - Senator Tony Sheldon @nteunion.bsky.social wants greater change at #ANU.

We’ve put uni governance in the headlines. The Senate committee has backed reforms on pay caps, transparency, and stronger staff and student voices. Now governments must act. Imagine what more we can win with more of us: nteu.au/join

There is still much to be done to fix university governance but nonetheless a huge win for the thousands of NTEU members who have campaigned tirelessly to build better unis. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Hundreds of submissions, thousands of petition signatures & years of campaigning = a Senate committee backing the reforms we’ve fought for to fix uni governance. This is a huge step forward, won by staff speaking out.

ACU members have spoken loud and clear: 94% YES vote by members to protected action. 91% YES vote by members to stoppages. Staff are united + ready to fight for secure jobs, fair pay & safe workloads. Not a member? Join: nteu.au/join

✊UNION WIN✊ The ANU has announced that there will be no forced redundancies. @nteuact.bsky.social members have fought tirelessly to save these jobs, showing every university staff member facing job cuts that change is possible. 📰Read here: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

UTS Management today pushed ahead with their unjustified plan for heavy academic staff cuts, along with an unprecedented number of course and subject cuts. Join the campaign today 👉 betterunis.nteu.au

Professor Mary O'Kane shares her insights on the attitudes of university malmanagements at the third hearing of the Senate Inquiry into University Governance. Effective governance is essential for restoring universities to their mission of serving the public good.

Job cuts are a symptom of a broken governance model. It's time for transparency and meaningful reform in our public institutions. Let's change our universities for the better 👉 betterunis.nteu.au See the latest coverage on ABC News👇

💻 Join our online Bargaining Friday Launch at 2pm (AEST) on Friday, 19 September. Be part of shaping the future of our work as we kick off negotiations for new enterprise agreements. The registration link has been emailed to all members. Not a member? Join today 👉 www.nteu.au/join

📰Breaking: ANU Vice-Chancellor Genevieve Bell Resigns The NTEU welcomes this development and calls for an immediate commitment to end all forced redundancies. Article 1: www.news.com.au/finance/work... Article 2: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... Article 3: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Leadership change at #ANU has been brought about by @nteunion.bsky.social members, standing in solidarity and demanding accountability of senior execs. Jobs are still at risk at ANU - join your union and help us change that. nteu.au/join

More details, including @nteunion.bsky.social statement, to follow. Join the union today at www.nteu.au/join.

On Monday, the UoW Chancellor implied that the only motivation to become a Vice Chancellor is money. We know this isn't true, there are plenty of NTEU members who would take on the role purely because they love teaching and research and the good our unis bring to the community.

Vice chancellors' decision to cut jobs while defending their excessive pay further erodes our public institutions and undermines trust in university governance. Let's stand together for better universities 👉 betterunis.nteu.au 📰Read in full here: www.news.com.au/national/nsw...

We're calling on #ANU to clarify what is actually going on. While palace intrigues go on behind closed doors in Chancelry, more than 100 staff are still facing forced redundancies. The VC's leadership is untenable. Join the @nteunion.bsky.social at www.nteu.au/join. ✊

🎙️LIVE NOW🎙️ Hear from VCs in Sydney at the Senate Inquiry into university governance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfKv...

On Monday, the Senate inquiry into university governance will hold its third hearing. Four of NSW's worst VCs will face a Senate grilling as the campaigns to save hundreds of jobs at those branches ramp up. Have your say 👉 betterunis.nteu.au/inquiry/ #BetterUniversities

What a historic win! SafeWork NSW has stepped in to force UTS management to pause job cuts. This would not be possible without NTEU members at UTS standing together to voice and expose the serious and damaging psychosocial impacts on staff wellbeing. Article 👉 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

AI is rapidly diffusing into all aspects of our lives, including our workplaces, for the future of higher education. We need to ensure that AI is introduced ethically, following genuine consultation, and in ways that do not disadvantage university staff. 💬 SHARE YOUR STORY: nteu.info/aistory

"Strong universities are essential to regional cities such as Geelong. Reform of university governance is needed to ensure that universities serve their public purposes." Geelong MP Christine Couzens met NTEU VIC's Joo-Cheong Tham to support our campaign: betterunis.nteu.au #auspol #HigherEducation

👀 It's not just @nteunion.bsky.social saying this needs to end. Every day #ANU leadership remain in place harms the University. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/905162...

💜Today is ‘Wear It Purple Day’ where we unite to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ young people in our communities, workplaces and across the globe to work together building a safer, more inclusive future for all. 👉More info: www.wearitpurple.org/our-story #WearItPurpleDay2025 #WearItPurple #LGBTQIA #Pride

Everyone deserves a secure job. We need leadership change, not change management at the ANU. Sign the petition to ANU Council to stop forced redundancies and structural changes. Petition is open to all ANU staff, students, and the community: www.megaphone.org.au/petitions/pe...

“The union will pursue every avenue to stop the suspensions and force the university to show its evidence for the cuts. Students and staff deserve decisions made in the open, not behind closed doors.” – NTEU General Secretary Dr Damien Cahill Article here: www.dailytelegraph.com.au/education/hi...

The #ANU VC has thrown the CASS Dean under the bus on changes: “Those are not decisions for me… Those are decisions that sit at the College level. Deans… should have autonomy.” @nteunion.bsky.social calls on the Dean stop the cuts, or come clean on VC's role.

Always a pleasure to fly the flag with @nteunion.bsky.social comrades. Thanks to Meera for this photo! Of course, while the company was great, the reason we're marching is not. We need stronger action on Palestine. ✊

“No one should ever fear for their safety where they work, study, or live.” Thank you to union members who made sure university staff voices were heard in the creation of these vital new laws.

“It’s especially galling that La Trobe University management has used its role as a sponsor of the festival to stifle academic freedom and freedom of expression – the very principles universities are built on.” -NTEU National President @alisonbarnes.bsky.social @withmeaa.bsky.social

Yesterday, #ANU emailed all staff to say no more forced redundancies. This led many staff to believe their jobs were now safe. Unfortunately, this is not the case - job cuts are still underway. Here's our statement on yesterday's VC announcement. www.nteu.au/News_Article...

💜 Happy Liz Day to all who celebrate! 💜 Join us today for an @nteunion.bsky.social BBQ to show appreciation to Liz, Francis, Millan and others who bravely gave evidence in the Senate to stand up for #ANU staff and students. Not yet a union member? Join at www.nteu.au/join. ✊

“Universities should not be operating like Big Brother. Universities must not quietly roll out surveillance programs and only tidy up their policies once caught out.” -NTEU National President @alisonbarnes.bsky.social @nteuvictoria.bsky.social

Our campaign to end bad governance for good is making front page news. Keep the momentum going. Join our campaign for better universities today: betterunis.nteu.au

Join NTEU members this Sunday 24 August at marches across the country in solidarity with Palestine. Find out where it’s happening in your city 👉 nteu.info/24 @nteuact.bsky.social @nteuvictoria.bsky.social

This is a win for NTEU members who have fought for years to fix the broken governance model in our universities.   It’s critical we keep the pressure on. Join today and help end bad governance for good: nteu.au/join

It would defy belief had we not seen similar grossly inappropriate and callous behaviour from other corporatised uni managements: UTS staff told to ‘wash delicates’ to cope with impending job losses. Governance reform now! ⁦‪ @nteunion.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

"Ditch Bishop and Bell. Stand up for the workforce" #anu @nteunion.bsky.social www.canberratimes.com.au/story/904099...

A great part of being union is the community of support we provide for one another in difficult times. All are welcome to show appreciation for Liz & others standing up for #ANU staff & students. If you're not yet an @nteunion.bsky.social member, join at www.nteu.au/join. ✊

‘We heard evidence today that we have [ANU] students sitting on the floors of tutorial rooms because tutorials have doubled in size…that seems to be quite a serious impact on the delivery of education.’ – Senator Marielle Smith at yesterday’s Senate Inquiry into university governance

‘We are having a Senate Inquiry and the ANU can’t even provide a single person who is actually on Council for this inquiry.’ Senator David Pocock at today Senate Inquiry into university governance @davidpocock.bsky.social @nteuact.bsky.social

Senator @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social: ‘Does it worry you that the staff students and alumni are so dissatisfied and untrusting of governance and the university?’ Kate Witenden, ANU Chief People Officer: ‘I’m not aware of this.’ Senator Faruqi: ‘Why am I aware and you are not?’

‘Students are not a special interest group to be brought in at the tail end of a process...We are partners in higher education and we must have the power and the resources to shape it from start to finish.’ -Ashlyn Horton, National Union of Students (NUS) National President

👇Exactly what @nteunion.bsky.social members have been telling us and why we are campaigning for stronger protections against excessive work through enterprise bargaining.

"Let us hope in marking the School of Music's diamond anniversary, we are not also preparing its obituary". Enough is enough; end the job cuts at #ANU. @nteunion.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

“Let us hope that in marking the School of Music’s diamond anniversary, we are not also preparing its obituary." #ANU @nteunion.bsky.social

With NTEU National President Dr Alison Barnes and the @nteunion.bsky.social team at Parliament to give evidence on university governance. ✊️

Senator @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social: ‘Is ANU being trashed by the Bell and Bishop leadership?’ ACT Division Secretary @lachlanclohesy.bsky.social: ‘Absolutely. We need a new leadership approach or we need a new leadership.’ The Senate Inquiry into university governance continues…

‘Our public universities have become corporatised, governed from behind closed doors by people with little connection to the daily realities of staff and students. The consequences have been catastrophic.’ Dr Alison Barnes, NTEU National President at today’s Senate Inquiry into university governance

Strong rally by @nteunion.bsky.social members and students at Macquarie Uni against corporatised uni management’s brutal proposed job cuts. ✊✊✊💜💜💜

No Job Cuts at Macquarie Uni! @nteunion.bsky.social ✊✊✊💜💜💜