Media releases
7 May 2024:
IEU-QNT has welcomed the federal government’s announcement to introduce paid practicum for preservice teachers.
26 March 2024:
IEU-QNT has called for urgent improvement to the wages and working conditions of staff employed in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector.
22 March 2024:
Urgent action needed to address the health and wellbeing of school leaders after the latest Australian Principal Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing Survey results published.
2024
7 May: IEU welcomes paid practicum for teachers
26 March: Improved pay and conditions for VET trainers crucial to elevating the status of sector
22 March: School principals at breaking point under oppressive workloads
11 March: High Court dismisses Queensland Catholic school employer backpay challenge
5 March: Union welcomes Women and Girls’ Health Plan
27 February: Paid practicums crucial for future of teaching profession
15 February: ‘Right to disconnect’ a key win for education workers
2023
22 September: QLD Catholic school staff have voted no to cuts to working conditions and call for action on workload and wages
11 September: Queensland Catholic school staff voting no to attack on rights at work
7 September: Employers seek biggest cuts to Catholic school staff working conditions in 20 years
24 August: Judges wowed by Queensland students’ literary prowess
22 August: Queensland Catholic school staff to strike tomorrow
17 August: 4000 Queensland Catholic school teachers and support staff to strike in over 100 schools next week
14 August: Thousands of Catholic school staff to stop work tomorrow
14 August: Toowoomba Catholic school staff to stop work tomorrow, 15 August 2023
11 August: Queensland Catholic school teachers to lose a day’s pay over 5-minute strike
11 August 2023: QLD Catholic employers warned over 5-minute strike wage loss
18 July 2023: Traffic lights signal ‘Stop-Go’ on AI
13 June 2023: Union welcomes free kindergarten for all
3 May 2023: IEU-QNT welcomes government action on vaping
22 March 2023: Employers have no plan to fix workload crisis in QLD Catholic schools
28 February 2023: School leaders’ health survey reinforces education sector crisis
20 January 2023: Reducing teacher workloads key to improved student outcomes
17 January 2023: Free-fee training scheme should be expanded to private sector
2022
24 November 2022: School staff welcome NT Anti-discrimination Act reforms
3 November 2022: Draft National Teacher Workforce Action Plan welcomed but more to do
20 October 2022: School staff welcome proposed NT Anti-Discrimination Act change
18 August 2022: IEU members support AEU member striking to protect profession
1 March 2022: Union files dispute with industrial umpire over decision to reopen Brisbane Catholic schools
23 February 2022: State funding announcement reinforces viability of early childhood education sector
3 February 2022: Withdrawal of Citipointe Christian College “contracts” welcomed
1 February 2022: Citipointe Christian College must adhere to Anti-Discrimination Act
30 January 2022: IEU members welcome safe return to school plan | Five key measures critical in non-government sector
11 January 2022: Union absolutely rejects any change to end of scheduled school year
9 January 2022: Non-government employers have additional time to plan safe return following changes to school commencement date
7 January 2022: Union welcomes move to delay primary school return
6 January 2022: Federal government must resource school vaccination hubs to protect staff and students as Omicron surges
Media enquiries
Please direct any media enquiries to IEU-QNT Communications Manager Laura Wise via lwise@ieuqnt.org.au or 0419 653 131.