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AEU Submission to Workplace Protection Order (WPO) Scheme consultation

🖨️ Click here to print our submission Summary:  Thank you for the opportunity to provide a submission to Preliminary Consultation on the Tasmanian Government’s proposed Workplace Protection Order (WPO) Scheme.  The Australian Education Union is the largest union in Tasmania exclusively representing workers in public education and training across a diverse range of settings – […]

Teacher vacancies leave Tasmanian schools under pressure as Term 3 begins

Tuesday, 4th August 2026 More than six in ten Tasmanian public school principals who responded to an Australian Education Union survey have started Term 3 without enough teachers, exposing the ongoing staffing crisis in Tasmania’s public schools. The survey found 66 per cent of responding principals were missing at least one teacher at the start […]

Back pay coming your way!

Check your payslip for your updated salary, from your first pay rise under the new Teachers Agreement 2025-2028. Including back pay! Your pay increase has been back dated to March 2026, when your last agreement expired. While DECYP want to pat themselves on the back – remember it was you and your fellow educators who fought tooth […]

Penguin District School Survey

Calling all educators at Penguin District School! Have your say on your preferred date for your regional holiday moving forward – AEU members will advocate collectively for everybody’s preferred choice. You don’t need to be an AEU member to take this survey (but we’d love you to join us!) We’ll announce the results by the […]

Election for AEU National Positions (National Principals Committee + TAFE Yalukit Yulendj Member)

The AEC has opened nominations for two national positions in the Australian Education Union. The election is to fill the following positions: Tasmanian Branch – General Division  ▪ National Principals’ Committee Member (1)  Tasmanian Branch – TAFE Division  ▪ Yalukit Yulendj (National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Committee) TAFE Member (1)  Nominations close at 5pm Australian Eastern […]

Work with us!

The Administrative Assistant at the AEU Tasmania’s Hobart office is central to the harmonious running of the Branch through a friendly reception service, efficient administration and a can-do approach to supporting others. Use your fabulous people skills and administrative prowess to make the Hobart office of the AEU Tasmania Branch hum! We are looking for […]

Secret education cuts and Minister’s lies exposed 

Friday, 24 April 2026  The Australian Education Union has slammed Education Minister Jo Palmer after revelations her Government secretly cut $24 million from public education this financial year, directly contradicting her public promises.  The cuts include $22.5 million from in-school funding despite repeated assurances from Palmer that there would be no cuts to schools.  The […]

91% vote YES on support staff offer

The results are in – 91% of respondents voted ‘Yes’ on the government’s latest offer to support staff!  Congratulations to the hundreds of support staff who participated in the ballot and supported collective action to get us a here. Your action has secured improved conditions for your colleagues, students, and our public education system.  Here’s a quick […]