Overview
- QTU reported that 67.6% of voting members rejected the state’s offer in a ballot that closed Friday afternoon.
- The three-year proposal limited wage rises to 8% and projected all teachers earning more than $100,000 by 2028, with regional incentives and a new safety taskforce.
- Education Minister John‑Paul Langbroek said the offer matched the public‑sector wages cap and described it as the government’s best and final position.
- Union leaders argue the deal does not fix chronic understaffing, rising workloads and occupational violence, and the QTU state council meets Saturday to determine next steps.
- The parties expect to proceed to the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission later this year for arbitration, a process that may restrict further protected industrial action.