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Torrens University Faces Landmark Class Action by Casual Academics

Close to 1,000 casual lecturers and teachers allege Torrens underpaid them for six years of marking, meetings and student consultations, with tens of millions at stake.

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‘Can’t pay the rent’: 1000 academics take on employer in first class action of its kind

Tens of millions of dollars are at stake in Australia’s first-ever class action for allegedly underpaid academics.

·North Sydney, Australia
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Torrens University, a private university in Australia, is facing a class-action lawsuit from nearly 1,000 part-time academic staff who accuse the university of systematically underpaying their wages. This is the first class-action lawsuit in Australia involving unpaid wages for university academic staff.

·New York, United States
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prwire.com.au broke the news on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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