Education minister talking about how important higher education is: “third biggest export industry”. Why did he stand by while universities lost 40,000 staff including 7,000 researchers then? #qt #auspol

This is so disingenuous. 2 years of gutting the university sector -no jobkeeper support, 40,000 lost jobs- now the government offers this pittance of support to 4 universities. And new technology emerges through pure research, not commercialisation.

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It’s 3 weeks into January and already I’ve got members at my university being made redundant and casual teachers being let go. From a university running a $250m surplus. Higher education in this country is in such a dark place.

Just read Dean's email about exciting times ahead, & thanks and farewell to specific staff sacrificed. So upsetting to think about the loss of such amazing colleagues & now preoccupied wondering how they are all faring. I was OK today, but not so now after that email - hits hard

FYI fellow Deakin students This is how casuals, who you are most likely taught by, are currently being treated by Deakin University. It's appalling that even beyond the worst of the pandemic, the uni still manages to treat them like this 😤

Out in the world, demanding better. Join your union!

Not unique to Deakin, but a good insight into sessional work, especially the reality of assessment and feedback.

Look..the message is pretty simple...they pretend to pay you .. therefore...you need to pretend to work...the essays are not important...the lectures are pointless...the world is going to hell very quickly... hasten it along

Slight change of plan - we'll be able to post about it tomorrow!