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Student-led petition fights lecturer’s sacking at Sydney’s Macquarie University In just over a week, mathematics students at Sydney’s Macquarie University have already won the support of well over 400 students and colleagues for a petition demanding the reversal of an announced retrenchment of a highly-regarded mathematics lecturer. Dr Frank Valckenborgh was told he was made redundant on June 18 as a result of a “hunger games”-style process. Academic staff members across the entire university were forced to compete for their own jobs, via a “spill and fill” process, as the manag...

Benton County approved to move to lower risk May 18, 2021 Benton County received approval from Oregon Health Authority to move into the Lower Risk category under the Risk and Protection Framework, beginning Friday May 21. Eligibility to move to the lower risk level requires over 65% of residents 16 and older to have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Last week Benton County Health Department submitted an equity plan and attestation to Oregon Health Authority for its efforts to continue to reduce equity gaps in vaccinations. County eligibility for Lower Risk based on vaccinat...

A CUPUW “summit” attempted to create a rift between casual and permanent university workers, and seek posts within the National Tertiary Education Union.

Australian government demands return to face-to-face university classes Despite the worsening global COVID-19 pandemic, the Australian government has called on the country’s public universities to bring all their students back onto campus. This demand, issued by federal Education Minister Alan Tudge last week, is part of the government’s drive to fully reopen the economy to satisfy the profit requirements of big business, regardless of recurring infection outbreaks across the continent. “Universities should absolutely have students back on campus, within the COVID-safe rules of their re...

10 March 2021 (Speaker's notes, may differ from delivered version) Thank you Madame Chair for dedicating this Joint FSC/PC Security Dialogue to the important topic of UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security. Thanks also to our speakers for their excellent presentations, which serve to reinforce the importance of gender equality in achieving sustainable peace and security. This morning we have an important opportunity to capitalise on the momentum generated at OSCE last year around the Resolution’s 20th anniversary, to recognise the remaining implementation gaps, and work together through th...