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Reader's comment, Authorities warn Australia facing " looming crisis" because of maths and science teacher shortage, Yasmine Phillips, Perth Now, 4 January 2014

Macquarie University education graduate waits two years to find 'steady casual' job.

Andrew Jackson is one of 44,000 trained teachers in New South Wales who are on the waiting list for a permanent job.

25,374 NSW teachers are waiting for a full-time job in a primary school.

18,888 NSW teachers are waiting for a full-time job at a high school.

Andrew graduated with an arts degree and a diploma of education from Macquarie University in 2012.

Mr Jackson has been working as a casual teacher since he graduated.

At university he was given the impression he would find work " easily and quickly once you leave uni. "

But a frustrating two years followed before he found steady casual work.

Graduate glut puts trainee teachers on the scrapheap, Anna Patty, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 October 2014

Stuck in casual teaching for thirteen years.

After being stuck in casual teaching for thirteen years, I now doubt I'll ever get permanent work.

I'm sick of teachers with jobs saying how fulfilling it would be if I could get a job.

The whole system broke down when our poor excuse of a union sold us out to the whims of principals.

Now being a favourite of the principal is the only way to get a job.

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