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Queensland Tables 'Best and Final' 8% Pay Offer for State Teachers

Members face a Friday vote that could trigger arbitration.

Overview

  • Under a three-year deal, base pay would rise 8% and every teacher would earn at least $100,000 by November 2028, with higher rates for senior teachers and principals.
  • The Queensland Teachers’ Union opened a member ballot without an executive recommendation, with voting to close on Friday.
  • If accepted, the offer includes backpay from October 1 and options to cash out leave alongside reviews of existing schemes.
  • Targeted incentives feature a $1,000 regional attraction and retention payment, $400 for new teachers, and $100 per night for school camps.
  • The government proposes a safety taskforce, IT upgrades and 140 Workplace Health and Safety Officers to cut administrative burdens, and a rejection would send the dispute to QIRC arbitration in December that would restrict further protected industrial action.