Media Releases 2010
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Recent Media Releases
Stand firm on gains for workers and local communities from mining tax, urge unions
July 2, 2010
Australian businesses should bear the cost of any compromise with the mining lobby over the new resources tax, not workers and local communities.
Resource tax changes will ensure a fairer share of Australia’s mineral wealth for all
July 2, 2010
Better superannuation for all workers and more infrastructure for regional communities are closer to being secured following today’s deal between the Federal Government and big mining companies over the resources tax.
New ACTU President Ged Kearney
July 1, 2010
New ACTU President Ged Kearney has taken office. Ms Kearney replaces Sharan Burrow, who was elected General Secretary of the ITUC. Ms Kearney has been a member of the ACTU Executive since April 2008, when she was elected Federal Secretary of the ANF.
Unions welcome appointment of Simon Crean as new Workplace Relations Minister
June 28, 2010
Unions welcome the opportunity to work with new Workplace Relations and Education Minister Simon Crean to progress an agenda for the future of Australian workplaces and rights at work.
Congratulations to Sharan Burrow on her election to head the global union movement
June 26, 2010
Australian unions warmly congratulate ACTU President Sharan Burrow on her election as the General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation.
Unions pledge to work closely with Julia Gillard, acknowledge Labor’s achievements under Rudd
June 24, 2010
Australian unions have pledged to work closely with Julia Gillard as Prime Minister and are united in preventing a return to the Coalition and its disastrous WorkChoices policy.
Here’s the truth on mining: profits have grown by more than eight times wages
June 24, 2010
Big mining companies have not been telling the Australian public the truth and should admit that they are making astronomical profits and can afford to pay more tax. A new national poll reveals that 65% of Australians believe large companies should pay more tax.
Agreement over broadband network roll-out is good for jobs and national infrastructure
June 20, 2010
The Heads of Agreement signed today between Telstra and the National Broadband Network Company is good news for jobs in Australia’s communications industry and good news for our national infrastructure.
Passage of paid parental leave scheme is an historic achievement for Australia’s working mums
June 17, 2010
Australian working mothers will have better health and financial security after the historic passage of the first national paid parental leave scheme.
25,000 Australians call on Senate to make history this week with a final vote for paid parental leave
June 15, 2010
More than 25,000 Australians have signed a community petition urging the Senate to vote this week in support of the nation’s first Paid Parental Leave scheme, so it can be up and running by the start of next year.
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