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University of Newcastle - Enterprise Agreement Reached
27 July 2026 | AHEIA member, University of Newcastle, has reached a new pay and conditions agreement with its staff. Click here to read more.
New Specialist Court Proposed to Enforce Worker's Rights
27 July 2026 | The Federal Government has announced plans to establish a specialist Fair Work Court to provide what it says is a simpler, faster and more accessible forum for resolving workplace relations disputes. Click here to read more.
AHEIA Media Release - Sense of urgency needed in enterprise bargaining
13 July 2026 | AHEIA says manufactured delays are slowing university enterprise bargaining and postponing pay rises and improved conditions for staff. It identifies two main problems: delayed commencement and progression of bargaining, and renewed negotiation after in-principle agreements have already been reached.
AHEIA UniAnalytics 2026 Data Submission - 3 weeks to go!
13 July 2026 | 3 weeks left to submit your data. Click here for more details.
AHEIA calls for greater coordination across higher education regulators
15 June 2026 | AHEIA is calling for a review of Australia's higher education regulatory framework, highlighting growing concerns about overlapping regulartoy requirements, compliance complexity and increasing administrative burden on universities. Click here to read more.
Productivity won’t improve until the system does! - OP Ed
17 July 2026 | Australia’s productivity challenge cannot be solved while universities remain constrained by outdated workplace arrangements, overlapping regulation and increasingly complex enterprise agreements. As universities adapt to artificial intelligence, changing student expectations and global competition, the industrial relations system must also evolve. The question is no longer whether universities need to change, but whether our workplace laws will allow them to.
