Media Releases 2018
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Recent Media Releases
Australian government must intervene to protect Hakeem al-Araibi
December 9, 2018
Hakeem al-Araibi, a professional soccer player who the Morrison Government has accepted as a refugee from Bahrain and who is a permanent resident of Australia, has been detained in Thailand while on holiday with his wife and is facing extradition to Bahrain, where he would face certain imprisonment and possible torture.
Sharan Burrow re-elected General Secretary of ITUC
December 6, 2018
The ACTU congratulates former President Sharan Burrow on being re-elected as General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation for another four-year term.
New bill will do nothing to end theft of Superannuation
December 6, 2018
The Morrison Government’s new Treasury Laws Amendment (Measures No.4) Bill 2018 will do nothing to end systemic theft of superannuation or improve recovery mechanisms for working people.
Unpaid leave will not help people escape abuse
December 4, 2018
The Morrison Government has passed their bill for five days unpaid Family and Domestic Violence Leave through the lower house.
Coalition splits over insecure work crisis
December 4, 2018
A coalition-dominated committee led by Barnaby Joyce and including George Christensen has split from the party over the insecure work crisis, recommending changes to the Fair Work Act to stop mining companies destroying good, secure jobs through the use of labour hire companies that casualise the work.
643,900 young people unemployed or underemployed: new report
December 3, 2018
A huge number of working people, especially young people, are being forced into insecure “survival jobs” according to a new report ‘Part-time purgatory: young and underemployed in Australia’ from the Brotherhood of St Laurence.
Bill too weak to eradicate modern slavery
November 29, 2018
The peak body for working people says the Modern Slavery Bill that passed in the Senate last night is too weak to properly fight to eradicate modern slavery and see it as a missed opportunity to introduce strong measures that would hold companies accountable.
Commonwealth Bank sponsorship of Australian of the Year completely inappropriate
November 27, 2018
The ACTU has called for the Commonwealth Bank, currently at the centre of the banking royal commission and potentially facing thousands of criminal and civil charges as a result, to end its inappropriate sponsorship of the Australian of the Year awards.
Workers holding multiple jobs being paid less: ABS
November 27, 2018
People in Australia working multiple jobs are paid even less than workers with a single job according to new stats released today by the ABS.
Unions to mark 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence
November 25, 2018
The ACTU and Australian unions will mark 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence starting today.
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