Media Releases 2019
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Recent Media Releases
Economy remains stalled under Morrison
December 4, 2019
The Australian economy grew just 0.4 per cent in the last quarter and 1.7 per cent for the year according to new data from the ABS.
Australia falling behind the rest of the world thanks to absent Morrison climate action plan
December 3, 2019
The Morrison Government’s refusal to take action to address climate change means Australia is at risk of failing to meet even our own insufficient carbon reduction targets and is falling badly behind the pace of action elsewhere globally, as the important United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid commences this week.
Statement from Sally McManus – Never underestimate workers in Australia
November 28, 2019
This afternoon the Morrison government anti-worker, anti-union attack was busted in the senate.
Morrison’s Government attacks workers retirements; again
November 28, 2019
The Morrison Government has reintroduced the proposed ban on bargaining for a collective superannuation fund in the workplace.
Union regulators conducted unlawful raids
November 26, 2019
In a blow to the Morrison Government’s arguments for the Ensuring Integrity Bill currently before the senate the Federal Court has ruled the union regulator, the Register Organisations Commission (ROC) investigation into the AWU was invalid.
‘Award simplification’ would slash rights and pay
November 22, 2019
Christian Porter has confirmed that the Morrison Government will attempt to drive wage growth even lower by ‘simplifying’ the minimum pay protections known as the award system.
Statement from ACTU President Michele O’Neil on release of government amendments to EI Bill
November 22, 2019
These amendments do not go nearly far enough in addressing the concerns of working people.
Morrison’s IR agenda revealed: Cut pay and workers’ rights
November 21, 2019
The Prime Minister has described the system which stands between Australian workers and institutionalised wage theft as “administrative clutter”.
Westpac accused of systemic non-compliance with money laundering laws, will not be shut down
November 20, 2019
Westpac has been accused of breaching the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML-CTF) Act on more than 23 million occasions.
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