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EDUCATION
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Fix this textVoi. 84 N 0.7 June 30, 2003
Fix this textStopwork on July 29 if no progress on salaries
Fix this textby Dennis Long
Fix this textA Sky Channel stopwork meeting
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Fix this textFederation’s June Council
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Fix this textFederation is seeking a political
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Fix this texta total claim of 25 per cent phased
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Fix this textNoting that the Government
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Fix this textDennis Long
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Fix this textCombined stopwork meeting of Bankstown, Chullora, and
Fix this textLidcombe TAFE colleges asks for better offer. See story page 2.
Fix this textState Budget fails TAFE and
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Fix this textby Maree O’Halloran
Fix this textThe State Budget delivered on June
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Fix this textVinson Inquiry into the provision of
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Fix this textThe Minister’s media release
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Fix this text□ 0.69 per cent increase for TAFE
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Fix this text□ 4.46 per cent increase for private
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Fix this textWrong direction: Treasurer Egan opts for a surplus over investment
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Fix this textsince 1989. In 1989 the Budget
Fix this textshare was 28.4 per cent. In 2002
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Fix this textis 22.6 per cent.
Fix this textGiven that the Howard Fed-
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Fix this textGovernment’s restructure
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Fix this textby Angelo Gavrielatos
Fix this textThe State Government’s proposal to
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Fix this textWhile the restructure proposal enti-
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Fix this textto 300 teachers to the state’s class-
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Fix this textThe DET consultant and officer posi-
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Fix this textEven more regrettable, the spin per-
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Fix this texta reorientation of the DET to ensure it
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Fix this textTogether with other elements of
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Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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