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Early career teachers are reporting overwhelming workloads, insufficient support, and inadequate preparation through initial teacher education (ITE), causing many to consider leaving the profession, according to a new AEU survey.

Thanks to our collective efforts, we’ve secured historic agreements between the Albanese Government and the states and territories to start fixing the chronic underfunding of public schools.  

Alarming new international data highlights the scale of Australia’s teacher shortage crisis and the urgent need for federal and state governments to address the root causes of workforce decline.

Findings from the OECD’s Education at a Glance 2025 report show the urgent need to tackle teacher shortages, and that full funding of Australia’s public schools must remain a government priority.

Today is Public Education Day, a celebration of Australia’s world class public education system, and the teachers, principals and education support staff who work with Australia’s students in preschools, public schools and TAFE.

The Coalition’s plan to tie school funding to an undisclosed, ideologically-driven curriculum is a direct threat to the future of public education.

Our profession needs political leaders who understand what teachers are going through, who are prepared to stand up for them and, most importantly, to deliver for them. Peter Dutton is not one of those leaders.

Dozens of voters concerned about the future of public education attended a candidate forum in the electorate of Boothby on Monday, to understand the views and policy positions of those wanting to become the next Member for Boothby.

There’s a stark choice facing voters this year thanks to the major parties’ radically different views on teaching and learning and, critically, how schools should be funded.

This election is an opportunity to vote for a better education for every child in public schools. For the first time, agreements have been struck between the Albanese Government and the states and territories that put public schools on the path to full funding.