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The Australian Education Union welcomes the Albanese Government’s $600 million investment in skills and training as part of the 2024–2025 Federal Budget.

Federal President Correna Haythorpe said: “This commitment will be welcomed by our members in TAFE across Australia as it will provide the much needed funding we have been campaigning for as part of the rebuild of TAFE.

“In particular we welcome:

The public education sector is united in urging the federal government to fairly fund public schools in next week’s federal budget.

Education ministers, the Australian Education Union, and principals’ associations are standing shoulder to shoulder in urging the Albanese government to fund public schools to 100% of the Schooling Resource Standard (SRS).

A fair funding agreement would result in billions of dollars flowing to schools that desperately need it.

The Australian Education Union Victorian Branch has expressed disappointment in the Allan Labor Government’s lack of progressive investment in public education in the 2024–25 State Budget.

“AEU members will be disappointed in this budget with the failure to provide the investment in public education to properly support the education and training needs of the Victorian community,” Australian Education Union Victorian Branch President Meredith Peace said.

The Australian Education Union (AEU) has welcomed today's announcement of the Commonwealth Practice Payments, proposed to address the widespread issue of “placement poverty” and provide financial support to students during their practical placements in higher education and vocational sectors.

New research shows the urgent need for the full funding of Victorian public schools, with teacher shortages and alarming declines on student and teacher wellbeing having a widespread impact.

New research shows governments are failing to deliver the funding public schools need to educate the rapidly increasing numbers of students with disabilities, with nine out of ten principals saying their school is under-resourced in this area. 

The AEU’s 2024 State of our Schools survey of over 15,000 principals, teachers and support staff reveals: 

Education Ministers meeting in Perth today must make real progress on public school funding with new research revealing the urgent need for the additional investment to lift results and combat debilitating teacher shortages and declining student and teacher wellbeing.

An Australian Education Union survey of 1,255 principals and teachers in WA in March and April this year shows:

Teachers working in Victorian TAFEs will stop work if a Labor member of the Victorian parliament visits their campus as part of industrial action commencing today.

The action is necessary as the Allan Labor government has failed to put a fair and reasonable pay and conditions offer on the table.

“After almost two years of negotiations, TAFE teachers want to know why the Allan Labor government doesn’t value their work and has turned their back on them,” Justin Mullaly, AEU Victorian branch deputy president said.

Industrial action will include: 

Teachers in Victorian TAFEs have voted to take industrial action to fight for pay and conditions that will value their work, address the TAFE teacher shortage, deliver for students and strengthen the Victorian economy.

Australian Education Union Victorian branch president Meredith Peace said the action was necessary as the Allan Labor government had failed to put an appropriate offer on the table after almost two years of negotiations.

The Australian Education Union today used skywriting above Parliament House in Canberra to deliver a message to the Prime Minister about the need to keep his promise to fully fund public schools.

The message 'Fund our Schools PM' appeared at 11.30am as a reminder of how urgent it is to address the unacceptable situation that sees only 1.3% of public schools fully funded.