Seasonal academic Dr Jack Kirne said he has been driven well past his breaking point and will be striking for better working conditions during this week's nationwide university strikes. This week, thousands of university staff across Australia will strike against ...

Hundreds of staff at Queensland University have announced plans to go on strike over job security, fair pay and improved working conditions after the union accused management of “dragging their feet". On Wednesday, staff and students plan to walk off ...

New figures have highlighted the increased casualisation of Victoria's higher education workforce as staff in major NSW universities prepare for industrial action. Data tabled in the state parliament shows over one-third of academics employed in Victorian universities are casual, with ...

Sydney University staff and students are set to strike over academic job security and working conditions after the union says management failed to respond to its proposals. On Wednesday, people from all walks of university life will be at the ...

Thousands of highly trained, specialised academics who are casual or on a  fixed term-contract face an uncertain – even precarious – future as COVID-19 and diplomatic tensions threaten to cripple Australia’s university system. According to Guardian Australia, Dr Yaegan Doran ...

The world over, the higher education sector is booming. The number of global students attending higher education has doubled since 2000 alone, and a recent study predicts that by 2040, nearly 600 million students will be enrolled. Such statistics glimmer ...

As the summer break burns on, many university casuals are breaking sweats – not just because of searing temperatures. Karina Luzia, co-founder of blog CASA: Casual, Adjunct, Sessional staff and Allies in Australian Higher Education, says the Christmas period is "particularly terrible" ...

On-campus sexual assault and harassment was one of the biggest news stories of the year. Yet only students were the focus of the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC)'s inquiry and report on this subject. This doesn't mean university staff are immune to this phenomenon. Indeed, the Weinstein scandal has shifted ...

With the arrival of a Coalition federal government, a key challenge lies in the youth job market. By Lucas Walsh The Coalition has promised to generate one million new jobs over the next five years (1.7 per cent a year) ...