ACTU Congress 2006 ACTU Congress 2006 was held in October at the Crown Promenade Hotel, Melbourne. More than 600 delegates representing Australia's two million union members gathered to plan the next stage of the union campaign for workers' rights and to decide on a policy for a new industrial relations system that could replace the Howard Government's IR laws. Policies ACTU Congress 2006 final IR policy (one document containing all policies) Speeches and Documents IR Policy background paper Background to Unions Australia Greg Combet speech to Congress 2006 Sharan Burrow speech to Congress 2006