Media Releases 2019
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Recent Media Releases
CommInsure pleads guilty to 87 criminal charges, no threat of being shut down
November 19, 2019
CommBank’s insurance arm CommInsure has pled guilty to 87 criminal charges of ripping off life insurance customers but will only face a fine worth a fraction of the amount involved and be required to return the money to 30,000 impacted customers.
Unemployment, underemployment increase under Morrison
November 14, 2019
Unemployment is up 0.1 per cent to 5.3 per cent and underemployment has increased 0.2 per cent to 8.5 per cent. Around 1.1 million Australian workers are looking for additional hours that they cannot find, according to data released this morning by the ABS.
Wages continue to fall under Morrison’s plan
November 13, 2019
Quarterly Wage Price Index (WPI) has fallen 0.1 per cent to 2.2 per cent at September quarter 2019 on the previous year according to new data from the ABS this morning.
RBA downgrades economic growth, consumption continues to crash
November 8, 2019
The RBA has downgraded its expectations for GDP growth to 2.3 per cent this year and 2.6 per cent in the year to June next year. That is down from 2.4 per cent and 2.7 per cent respectively.
Continuing asbestos use in Indonesia is a public health time bomb
November 7, 2019
Australia must play a role in ending the production and use of asbestos in Asia, where exposure kills and estimated 60,000 people every year.
As world’s biggest trade deal nears completion, no details known to voters
November 4, 2019
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement – touted as the biggest in history – is nearing completion, but no one outside the secret negotiations knows what it contains, and by the time the Australian people find out, it will be too late to make changes.
Mental illness, fastest growing workplace hazard, costs hundreds of billions per year
October 31, 2019
The Productivity Commission’s draft report illustrates the immense cost of mental illness, which independent research shows is the fastest growing type of workplace injury in Australia.
Workers need more power to end wage theft
October 30, 2019
The announcement today that Woolworths has underpaid workers $300 million over a decade by incorrectly applying the Award to salaried staff is a wake-up call for the industry and for the Government.
CPI remains low, crushed by low demand
October 30, 2019
CPI has remained low at 1.7 per cent according to new data released this morning by the ABS.
Union ad campaign calls on Centre Alliance to put workers first
October 29, 2019
The ACTU has launched radio ads this week following on from print advertising last week calling on Senator Rex Patrick and Centre Alliance to stand up for working people and block the Ensuring Integrity bill.
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