Catholic school staff win greater rights, conditions
A landmark agreement on issues such as staff pay, lunch breaks and sick pay is being celebrated by Catholic school staff.
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Catholic school strike suspended after “significant breakthrough”
A strike by Independent school staff has been postponed due to a “significant breakthrough” in negotiations.
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Too little too late? Talks on shaky ground as strike looms
Negotiations between the union for independent schools and the nation's Catholic school body have hit an impasse.
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"Major breakthrough" in two-year Catholic education dispute
An agreement has been reached which may soon end a bitter two-year industrial dispute in the Catholic education system.
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Row over Catholic school ethos clause goes nuclear
With just hours to go before a union deadline to avoid a strike expires, a verbal grenade has been lobbed into the debate.
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“We've had enough”: Independent schools poised to strike
The union representing independent schools has announced it will strike on 28 April unless its ongoing dispute with the Catholic Commission for Employment Relations (CCER) is resolved by the weekend.
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Religious schools win right to reject non-believers
An amendment to the Anti-Discrimination Act has given faith-based schools the right to reject students whose families do not share their faith.
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Private school union slams Govt for $1.7bn funding cut
The Independent Education Union (IEU) has called upon the State Government to “repair the damage” that the past two years of frozen funding has caused.
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Catholic school body defends stance on Anti-Discrimination exemptions
A Catholic educator's group is at odds with the Independent Education Union over a proposed Code of Behaviour clause.
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Private school exemptions a “human rights issue”
The union representing independent schools says that “broad exemptions” from the Anti-Discrimination Act constitute a “human rights issue”.