Now is the time for us to act.

NTEU’s new report reveals in shocking detail the deep governance crisis that is threatening our universities.

To fix these problems the NTEU is calling on the Federal Government to hold a parliamentary inquiry into Institutional governance and workforce planning in our public universities.  We need everyone involved.

Together we can shape a better higher education sector in which staff are able to provide support to students and offer world-class research and teaching.

Join the campaign to end bad governance – for good

Download the report

NTEU’s new ‘Ending Bad Governance – For Good’ report, informed by hundreds of newly contributed worker stories, uncovers a myriad of governance failures in our public institutions, and is intended to help inform discussion about potential reforms that will help return universities to serving the public good.

Ending bad governance for good report

About the Universities Accord

The Universities Accord is the first major review of higher education policy since 2008 and was announced by Education Minister Jason Clare in November 2022.

The National Tertiary Education Union will fight to ensure any changes stemming from the Universities Accord make higher education sustainable for staff and students.

Public Universities Wage Theft Report

$382,048,628.

The total amount of money so far in identified wage theft across the higher education sector since 2014.

Thanks to brave union members speaking out about stolen wages, our union has been able to win millions of dollars in backpay. We need real change in our universities and that starts with an end to bad governance.

Read the Public Universities Wage Theft Report here

Resources

The Universities Accord report has been released and finally acknowledges that our sector is in crisis. Download NTEU Factsheet about the report recommendations, as well our posters to put up in your workplace. Click on the images to download.

Final Report Briefing

On February 28, 2024, NTEU held a briefing in response to the release of the Universities Accord Review Final Report on Febuary 25. Facilitated by Dr Alison Barnes, NTEU National President, it featured Dr Terri McDonald, NTEU Director Policy & Research, and Adam Frogley, NTEU Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Director. The meeting discussed the implications of the report for the sector.

Watch the session

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Universities Accord Forum

We held an online forum on 2 August 2023 on the Universities Accord Interim Report and a recent Australia Institute on the higher education sector. Hosted by Dr Alison Barnes, NTEU National President, and featuring Dr Jim Stanford (Centre For Future Work) and Dr Terri MacDonald and Kieran McCarron (NTEU).

Watch the session

Download the Forum Presentations (PDF)

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