Remote NT teachers say they will leave job after $24,000 cut to entitlements

Cutting housing subsidies in Katherine hurts those who want to work toward closing the gap, union says

The teachers’ union of the Northern Territory said it had no warning that the territory government was preparing to cut housing subsidies for teachers in the town of Katherine, potentially reducing their incomes by $24,000 a year.

The NT education minister, Selena Uibo, was questioned by teachers at the NT Australian Education Union’s (AEU NT) annual conference in Katherine on Saturday.

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