Media Releases 2008
Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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Recent Media Releases
Asbestos time bomb still haunts homes and workplaces: National Asbestos Awareness Week
November 21, 2008
Asbestos-related disease remains a ticking time bomb for Australians because there is no nationally consistent…
Paid Maternity Leave not negotiable in 2009 Federal Budget
November 20, 2008
The ACTU has outlined the immediate economic and social need to include an 18 week…
Climate change is an opportunity to create one million ‘green jobs’: union report
November 19, 2008
A new report finds that climate change is both a challenge and an opportunity for…
Boost to infrastructure spending will protect jobs and increase productivity, say unions
November 18, 2008
A boost to the nation’s infrastructure funding must be part of a package to insulate…
Arbitration as a last resort will protect workers and deliver better wages and productivity
November 14, 2008
Unions have welcomed confirmation from the Federal Government that a robust new system of workplace…
Government must adopt temporary migrant worker visa recommendations to end exploitation
November 14, 2008
Unions have urged the Federal Government to adopt the key recommendations of a review of…
Unions welcome vital government investment inlocal car industry jobs
November 10, 2008
The ACTU has welcomed the Federal Government’s 13-year, $6.2 billion car industry investment package including…
Green Gold Rush report: almost a million green jobs for Australia by 2030
October 30, 2008
Australia could become a world leader in creating green industries generating up to a million…
Safe Work Week timely reminder of human cost of workplace tragedies and need for strong OHS laws
October 24, 2008
The unacceptably high human cost of workplace death and injury highlights the need for stronger…
Paid Maternity Leave a must in 2009 Federal Budget, say unions
October 20, 2008
A government-funded paid maternity leave scheme is more important then ever with Australian families now…
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