News & Articles

April 2020

• IEUA-QNT REJECTS ISQ CLAIMS ON SCHOOL FUNDING

  A statement by Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ) alleging that the Independent Education Union of Australia – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEUA-QNT) Branch had claimed non-government schools were in receipt of special funding packages is...

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  Apr 24

• Leading Road Safety Educator calls for global road citizens during the pandemic

  We all know that stress can affect our decision making process.  Heightened emotions such as stress, anger or upset are a form of cognitive distraction that can significantly impede drivers' ability to spot and respond to hazards. Any...

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  Apr 23

• Leading Road Safety Educator calls for global road citizens during the pandemic

  We all know that stress can affect our decision making process.  Heightened emotions such as stress, anger or upset are a form of cognitive distraction that can significantly impede drivers' ability to spot and respond to hazards. Any...

  MEDIA RELEASE

  Apr 23

• Leading Road Safety Educator calls for global road citizens during the pandemic

  We all know that stress can affect our decision making process.  Heightened emotions such as stress, anger or upset are a form of cognitive distraction that can significantly impede drivers' ability to spot and respond to hazards. Any...

  MEDIA RELEASE

  Apr 23

• STRATA LEADERS ADVISE UNIT & APARTMENT RESIDENTS AGAINST DANGEROUS “DO IT YOURSELF”

  STRATA LEADERS ADVISE UNIT & APARTMENT RESIDENTS AGAINST DANGEROUS “DO IT YOURSELF” DURING COVID19 CONFINEMENT BUILDING REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE CONSIDERED ‘ESSENTIAL’ SERVICE The peak body representing an estimated two million strata dwellers in...

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  Apr 22

• MASCOT TOWERS OWNERS TO CONSIDER SALE OPTION AT EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

  Owners of the Mascot Towers apartments in Sydney will be asked to consider the option of selling the complex or reconfiguring its end use following an escalation in remediation costs. Planning for an EGM of owners is underway but is complicated...

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  Apr 16

• Government directives mean no school staff should be stood down

  The Independent Education Union of Australia – Queensland and Northern Territory (IEUA-QNT) Branch notes today’s (13 April 2020) announcement by the Queensland government that schools should begin home-based learning for the majority students from...

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  Apr 13

• Federal government must amend JobKeeper wage subsidy to protect school support staff

  With an increasing number of non-government school employers standing down, or threatening to stand down, support staff as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, the union representing these workers is calling on the federal government to amend its...

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  Apr 08

• THE GREAT STRATA CHALLENGE

  THE GREAT STRATA CHALLENGE Opinion piece by – Chris Duggan, President, Strata Community Association (NSW) As the realisation sinks in that firmer lockdowns and isolation rules are already here, we must now quickly turn our minds to how our...

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  Apr 01

March 2020

• PEAK STRATA BODY SAYS PREPARE NOW FOR A LIKELY FULL LOCKDOWN

  PEAK STRATA BODY SAYS PREPARE NOW FOR A LIKELY FULL LOCKDOWN THOUSANDS OF NSW STRATA BUILDINGS MUST URGENTLY FINALISE PLANNING An estimated two million New South Wales apartment, unit and townhouse owners, managers, Owners Corporations, suppliers,...

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  Mar 31