Media Releases 2019
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Recent Media Releases
2.1 million people working multiple jobs
August 1, 2019
300,000 more people held multiple jobs in 2016-17 compared to 2011-12, according to new data released today by the ABS.
CPI stalled as wage growth crisis continues
July 31, 2019
The Consumer Price Index sits at 0.6 per cent for the June quarter, offering no indication of a strengthening economy, according to data released by the ABS this morning.
Lost decade: Disposable income lower in 2017 than in 2009
July 30, 2019
Median household disposable income went backwards between 2009 and 2017 according to new data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics Australia (HILDA) Survey, released this morning.
Calombaris gone after #MasterTheft outrage
July 23, 2019
A Network 10 decision to pull the plug on the contract of George Calombaris is the right call after increased pressure from working people and their unions who have ramped up pressure on the most notorious wage thief in the country.
Cormann commits to super guarantee increase timetable
July 23, 2019
The ACTU welcomes the commitment from Finance Minister Mathias Cormann that the Morrison Government will not delay the established timetable for increasing the superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent by 2025/26.
PM’s union-bashing bill breaks international law: International think tank
July 18, 2019
The Morrison Government’s latest legislative attack on the rights of working people breaches two international conventions to which Australia is a signatory, research from the UK-based International Centre for Trade Union Rights has found.
Calombaris gets $200,000 fine for $7.8m theft
July 18, 2019
George Calombaris has again been exposed as one of Australia’s leading wage thieves, stealing $7.8 million from workers in his restaurants.
Auto-rollover super will win returns for workers
July 18, 2019
The peak body for working people has backed a proposal that will reap an extra $416.3 billion in superannuation for working people over the next 25 years, according to KPMG modelling.
Working people not to blame for no pay increases, inadequate workers’ rights are
July 16, 2019
A new Treasury analysis reveals that productivity gains made by working people are not being compensated with fair pay rises shows that the balance has tipped too far in favour or employers.
CEDA report misses the mark on temporary visa workers
July 15, 2019
A new report from the Centre for Economic Development Australia distorts the nature of temporary visa work in Australia, dismissing the impact of the broken system on exploited temporary visa workforce as well as local workers.
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