According to the University of Sydney’s Annual Financial Report, the educational institution recorded a surplus of $351.8 million in 2023. In 2022, the recorded surplus was $298.5 million. Both numbers pale compared to the COVID-19 2021 surplus of $1.3 billion. USyd reports that this is the sixth year in a row reaping a profit.
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The University of Sydney has successfully appealed a Federal Court decision that the 2019 termination of former lecturer Tim Anderson constituted unfair dismissal.
The University of Western Australia has admitted to underpaying $6.6 million of employee superannuation after an internal review discovered that the 17% superannuation entitlement had been calculated incorrectly.
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) has demanded “major changes to university governance” after the Swinburne University of Technology conceded to $2.85 million in wage theft between 2017 and December 2023, impacting around 1,800 staff.
Current estimations show that the wage theft has impacted more than 7,500 staff.
Honi Soit has accessed a document, “FASS Guidelines for Applying M03 Marking Paycode”, which advises Arts and Social Sciences tutors on how to apply different marking levels. The document lists the rationale that “The Faculty is seeking to develop an approach to marking classification that is consistent with obligations to staff under the Enterprise Agreement”.
Open letters written by staff and students have called on the University of Sydney to cut institutional ties with Israeli universities and companies that directly arm Israel or collaborate with its military.
The Monash University branch of the NTEU voted for a 24 hour strike beginning midday Wednesday 20th March, provided University management does not submit to Union demands.
After an internal review and years of concerns from staff and students, UNSW is likely to end its controversial trimester system and return to a semester timetable in line with all other Australian universities.
A new payment system adopted by Griffith University failed to pay many casual workers on March 7 leading to a dispute with the NTEU.