Media Releases

Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.

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Recent Media Releases

Payday super a critical step towards stopping super theft and improving retirementoutcomes for workers

September 18, 2024

The Albanese Government’s announcement that it will require super to be paid on payday will…

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Unions oppose UAE trade deal without enforceable labour rights

September 17, 2024

The ACTU has spoken out against Australia’s new trade deal with the United Arab Emirates as one of the worst countries Australia has ever negotiated a bilateral free trade agreement with.

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Senator Hume confirms workers’ pay and job security at risk under the Coalition

September 15, 2024

The ACTU condemns Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume’s attack on workers’ rights on today’s ABC’s…

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Coalition super proposal would worsen women’s financial security, says ACTU

September 13, 2024

The ACTU warns that the Coalition’s proposed amendments to the government’s legislation on superannuation for Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave will worsen working women’s financial security and widen the already significant gender gap in superannuation savings.

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Workers campaigning for 10-days universal paid reproductive health leave

September 11, 2024

Australian unions are stepping up the movement’s “It’s For Every Body” campaign to secure ten days of universal paid leave so that workers can have time away and flexibility in dealing with a range of reproductive health issues.

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Australian unions commemorate anniversary of winning the right to a weekend

September 6, 2024

This Sunday 8th September marks the seventy-seventh anniversary of the union movement winning the right to a weekend in Australia.

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ACTU statement on Bill Shorten’s retirement from federal politics

September 5, 2024

The ACTU congratulates Bill Shorten for his contribution to public life and his unwavering commitment to working people throughout his career.

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ACTU calls on big banks and insurance companies to stop having a lend of us

September 5, 2024

The ACTU calls on Australia’s biggest financial companies to drop prices after the industry recorded a 46 per cent increase in profits since March 2021, according to ABS data released this week.

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Inflation slows down, but big business must do its part by dropping prices

August 29, 2024

The ACTU welcomes today’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showing easing price pressures across a range of essentials. Big businesses must still do their part by reducing prices for working people. Headline inflation slowed from 3.8 per cent in June to 3.5 per cent over the year to July 2024.

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ACTU President heads to Burnie to back striking Saputo workers

August 26, 2024

The ACTU stands in solidarity with maintenance workers in Burnie, north-west Tasmania, who have been taking protected industrial action against Canadian dairy manufacturer Saputo for over three months to win pay parity with their Victorian counterparts.

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