Media releases

27 November 2024: 

New federal school funding act fails to address workload.

2024

11 December 2024: Education union welcomes reforms to subsidised childcare parental activity test

28 November 2024: Education union condemns repeal of Path to Treaty

27 November 2024: New federal school funding act fails to address workload

22 November 2024: Education union supports move to continue Queensland Truth-Telling and Healing Inquiry

4 November 2024: Education union condemns shameful decision to halt Queensland Truth-Telling and Healing Inquiry

16 October 2024: Collective action reaps rewards for IGGS/IJGS staff

10 October 2024: Union supports ICPA call to increase boarding school allowances

5 September 2024: Regional Queensland and Northern Territory students shine at Art Awards

9 August 2024: Talent displayed by Queensland’s next generation of writers

11 July 2024: Queensland education unions working to Close the Industrial Gap

24 June 2024: Ipswich Girls Grammar School (IGGS) and Ipswich Junior Grammar School (IJGS) must demonstrate leadership

18 June 2024: QLD Anti-Discrimination Act changes deeply disappointing for teachers and staff in faith-based schools

11 June 2024: Call for school board to take action following historic staff strike

3 June 2024: Ipswich Girls’ Grammar School and Ipswich Junior Grammar School teachers and support staff strike tomorrow

29 May 2024: Ipswich Girls Grammar teachers and support staff to strike

20 May 2024: Ipswich Girls Grammar teachers and support staff take industrial action for first time in school’s history

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.