Operated in partnership with the Alberta Teachers’ Association, this once-in-a-lifetime professional development opportunity offers members the chance to exchange classrooms, experiences and cultures. Last December, IEU teacher member Karen Bartley Beal completed the...

For over a decade, Australians have marked Close the Gap Day on the third Thursday of March in support of achieving equitable health outcomes for First Nations Peoples.

The establishment of a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Safety Institute by the federal government as part of its broader National AI Plan has been welcomed by Australian Unions for “putting workers at the centre.”

The Thriving Kids Advisory Group Report, released by the federal government, recommends how the new initiative should operate to better address the needs of young children with developmental delay and autism. 

A number of Queensland Catholic school teachers will receive substantial back pay after an IEU member identified they were being underpaid the Isolated Teachers Assistance Scheme (ITAS) allowance.

Our union has condemned the Crisafulli government’s shameful plan to scrap critical protections and weaken Work Health and Safety (WHS) legislation in its latest attack on the rights and conditions of Queensland workers. 

The Fair Work Commission has denied the approval of a replacement collective agreement after IEU members at the school identified non-existent and long-departed staff were reportedly included in the voting process.

Part-time teacher aides at a Gold Coast independent school were set to be forced into full-time roles – until IEU intervention stopped the move.

In November last year, an important reform passed in federal Parliament prohibiting employers from cancelling or refusing employer-funded paid parental leave if an employee’s child is stillborn or dies shortly after birth.  

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