Media Releases 2019
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Recent Media Releases
Morrison minister colluded with labour hire firm on casuals: FOI
May 7, 2019
Documents released under Freedom of Information show that the office of Industrial Relations Minister Kelly O’Dwyer colluded with labour hire giant WorkPac on a litigation strategy that would help the company sidestep the consequences of falsely classifying workers as casuals.
Australian workers have $6b in super stolen
May 3, 2019
Business is stealing nearly $6b a year in superannuation from working people in Australia, a new report from Industry Super Australia has found.
Fiji arrests trade union leaders
May 1, 2019
The ACTU utterly condemns the arbitrary detention of working people’s representatives in our Pacific neighbour Fiji.
63% of university jobs in Victoria are insecure
May 1, 2019
The number of academics and professional staff at our universities who are in insecure work continues to skyrocket, according to new figures revealed today in university annual reports.
Morrison Government no plan on insecure work, pay
May 1, 2019
A poll of key marginal seats has revealed that pay rises for working people are either insufficient or non-existent in five areas that will determine the election result.
Looking after children is ‘communist’ claims Tehan
April 29, 2019
Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan has this morning labelled Labor’s plan to ensure that childcare is available for low- and middle-income families ‘communist’.
98% of rental properties out of reach of minimum wage workers: Report
April 29, 2019
People working full-time on the minimum wage are locked out of the rental market, with 98 percent of rental housing unaffordable, a new report from Anglicare has found.
ALP to lift pay of early childhood educators and slash the cost of childcare for low- and middle-income households
April 28, 2019
The ACTU welcomes the $4 billion commitment from the ALP to properly fund childcare for working families and ensure that no one is priced out of quality care for their child.
Labor acts to strengthen laws on workplace fatalities
April 26, 2019
The announcement today that the ALP will include a harmonised Industrial Manslaughter offence in the model Workplace Health and Safety legislation marks a systemic shift in how this country will view the responsibility of employers for the safety of workers, and how our courts will address the tragic loss of life that has become an unacceptable feature of Australian workplaces.
ACTU welcomes ALP doubling family and domestic violence funding
April 26, 2019
The ALP has this morning announced that it will provide $660 million to help women who are experiencing family and domestic violence, by providing a much need boost to housing, legal assistance, court support and practical financial assistance.
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