Read speeches and opinion articles by ACTU officers and staff.
Our collection contains speeches delivered at conferences, forums, summits, rallies and events by Executive and senior ACTU staff. It also contains op eds – previously published in mainstream media – by the ACTU President, ACTU Secretary or ACTU Assistant Secretaries.
October 19, 2023
The ACTU condemns the bombing, killing and kidnapping of Israeli civilians by the terrorist organisation…
March 29, 2023
Michele O’Neil, President ACTU National Press Club, 28th March 2023 Check against delivery Thank you…
September 28, 2022
SALLY McMANUS, ACTU SECRETARY SPEECH FOR: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB WEDNESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2022 (CHECK…
June 29, 2021
Good morning, it’s a pleasure to be with you today.
I want to pay my respects to the Garna people and their elders past and present.
Today I want to talk about the union movements change the rules campaign and how necessary that campaign is because the rules at work are broken.
June 29, 2021
I’d like to pay my respects to the traditional owners of the land on which…
June 29, 2021
Acknowledgement to Country We are coming to an end of an era. The end of…
December 3, 2020
SALLY MCMANUS, NATIONAL PRESS CLUB, WEDNESDAY 2ND DECEMBER, 2020
July 18, 2019
MICHELE O’NEIL, PRESIDENT
SPEECH TO:
SYMPOSIUM ON THE CENTENARY OF THE
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION: DEMOCRACY, LABOUR LAW AND THE ROLE OF TRADE UNIONS
March 14, 2019
I wish to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we are meeting on today,…
February 8, 2019
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY I want to pay my respects to the people of the Kulin…
