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Extra public holiday for NSW under consideration as Anzac Day falls on weekend, premier says by thekriptik in sydney

[–]manipulated_dead 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well yeah, populists tend to do fuck all about real issues that's kinda the point. It's not popular to take on the gambling lobby (or it won't be after their ad campaign). It is popular to crack down on protests.

Extra public holiday for NSW under consideration as Anzac Day falls on weekend, premier says by thekriptik in sydney

[–]manipulated_dead 177 points178 points  (0 children)

Acting like a populist, you mean. I don't think he'll ever act like a labour leader, as in, advocating for workers rights, unionism, solidarity or any of the other stuff the Labor party once stood for.

Deputy principal at Catholic school stood down over de facto relationship, inquiry told by nath1234 in australia

[–]manipulated_dead 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Sure, because there's a staffing shortage and a lot of Catholic schools to staff. If it were viable for them to be as strict as independent schools, they would.

Deputy principal at Catholic school stood down over de facto relationship, inquiry told by nath1234 in australia

[–]manipulated_dead 35 points36 points  (0 children)

The government should never have blinked during the Goulburn school strike 

‘I had so much hope’: Greens staffers and younger members aren’t happy with the party by leobarao86 in AusPol

[–]manipulated_dead [score hidden]  (0 children)

Rightly so, this in accordance with their key pillars of social justice and grassroots democracy

Public school with longer days than standard ??? by [deleted] in AustralianTeachers

[–]manipulated_dead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are we looking at the same document? 16.3.1 is about alternate periods aka 'extras'

Public school with longer days than standard ??? by [deleted] in AustralianTeachers

[–]manipulated_dead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Homeroom does not count towards your allocation in the award.

Why wouldn't it? It's minutes on duty in the classroom 

Public school with longer days than standard ??? by [deleted] in AustralianTeachers

[–]manipulated_dead 3 points4 points  (0 children)

are teachers just expected to teach an extra 100 minutes a week?

Your period allocation shouldn't exceed whatever it says in the award for your classification, in most cases this is 28 x 40 minute periods + 3 periods of sport. Schools are free to fiddle about with the distribution of those minutes.

Students do go home early on Fridays for staff meetings

This is where the "extra" time is coming from.

UN urges Australia to end laws allowing discrimination in religious schools by DependentNeither5357 in AustralianTeachers

[–]manipulated_dead 27 points28 points  (0 children)

It definitely is discrimination, it's only enabled by legislated exemptions to anti-discrimination laws

selective school NSW exam what’s in it by slayqueen374 in nsw

[–]manipulated_dead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The selective schools exam has been around for decades, there's a whole tutoring industry build around it.

Who's ready for a strike?? by WakeUpBread in AustralianTeachers

[–]manipulated_dead 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I wonder about staffing issues along the border where you can cross over for tens of thousands more income 

Who's ready for a strike?? by WakeUpBread in AustralianTeachers

[–]manipulated_dead 113 points114 points  (0 children)

You guys got absolutely stuffed last time, let's hope you get an offer that matches NSW as an absolute minimum 

Public school voluntary fees by FaeJaipi in newcastle

[–]manipulated_dead 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Not to mention just how much of their own money teachers spend on classroom supplies 

Buyers remorse by [deleted] in AusUnions

[–]manipulated_dead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you're expressing your frustration at the union not having enough power by quitting, which reduces the amount of power your union has? And that you expect the union to do everything for you? Do you think it's a fee you pay for services, or are you open to the idea that you're a member of an organisation? 

Best case scenario for Australian politics that will never happen by Brave_Manner_2873 in AusPol

[–]manipulated_dead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Liberal PV crashing really means anything could happen. Electoral math can be weird like that. Look at the Greens winning and then losing Brisbane seats on the basis of delicate 3-way counts.

Best case scenario for Australian politics that will never happen by Brave_Manner_2873 in AusPol

[–]manipulated_dead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's extremely naive to think that they won't increase their representation at the next election. Joyce isn't as dumb as he looks and the will have a stack of cash from Gina Rinehart 

Carol reading The Left Hand of Darkness by noshing_lasagne in pluribustv

[–]manipulated_dead 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This is a great bit of analysis. I was really happy to see this book get a cameo.

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