Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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All ACTU media enquiries should be directed to ACTU Media team:
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July 30, 2025
Australian Unions are calling for a faster and fairer transition towards a net zero economy, backed by an accelerated development approvals system to greenlight more renewable energy projects.
July 29, 2025
Unions will pursue a pro-job pro-worker agenda in the adoption of AI to ensure that it is safe and deployed in a way that gives workers a stake in the gains while being transparent and fair.
July 25, 2025
A new survey shows Australian workers are dealing with high workloads, burn out and bosses with limited managerial capacity to support them to work effectively.
July 24, 2025
The ACTU welcomes the Albanese Government’s introduction of a Bill to protect penalty and overtime rates for 2.6 million award-reliant workers – marking the first workplace legislation introduced in the new Parliament.
July 11, 2025
In the lead-up to the August Productivity Roundtable, Australian Unions have launched a representative poll for workers to have their say on their experiences at work and how their employer approaches productivity.
July 8, 2025
Australian Unions are disappointed in today’s decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia not to cut interest rates for the third time this year.
July 7, 2025
Australian Unions have welcomed a landmark decision by the Fair Work Commission to greenlight wage rises for thousands of BHP mineworkers upholding the new Same Job Same Pay laws.
July 2, 2025
A full bench of the Fair Work Commission has agreed to let workers across multiple McDonald’s franchises bargain together for higher wages and better conditions, overruling the global fast-food giant’s strong opposition to the union bid.
July 1, 2025
Higher wages and improved workplace rights will come into effect from today – but the ACTU warns that one in ten workers may miss out unless they check their pay slips.
June 27, 2025
Australian workers are on collective agreements in record numbers and securing stronger wage growth outcomes, according to new wage data released by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.