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www-abc-net-au-4255		Cashed-up university sector accused of hypocrisy over mass casualisation of workforce, job losses - ABC News			.html	text/html	2188	185	66	Cashed-up university sector accused of hypocrisy over mass casualisation of workforce, job losses ABC News Dash Jayasuriya lost her job over a Zoom call after six-and-a-half years as a teacher for Deakin University.(ABC News: Simon Winter) Some of Australia's most prestigious and cashed-up universities are being accused of hypocrisy, as data reveals almost 70 per cent of staff are employed insecurely while "thousands" have been laid off as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Catch up on the main COVID-19 news from December 15 with our coronavirus blog.The rush towards insecure work has been led by the University of Melbourne, Australia's richest tertiary institution, which listed reserves of $4.43 billion while employing 72.9 per cent of staff on insecure terms. Universities Australia declined to comment on the casualisation of the workforce, instead directing the ABC to the Australian Higher Education Industrial Association which defended not publishing staff data in states other than Victoria.	./cache/www-abc-net-au-4255.html	./txt/www-abc-net-au-4255.txt