Media Releases 2021
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Recent Media Releases
Morrison must support two thirds of aged care workers still trying to get vaccinated
July 5, 2021
The failures of the Morrison Government have led to two thirds of aged care staff at a Sydney aged care home
currently dealing with an outbreak not being vaccinated. The Federal Government must ramp up efforts to support
aged and disability care workers to get vaccinated.
Superannuation Guarantee increase a step towards secure retirement
July 1, 2021
Unions welcome the Superannuation Guarantee increasing to 10 per cent today but much more remains to be
done. The Morrison Government must abandon its campaign to repeal the remaining legislated increase, cease its
undermining of the compulsory, preserved system, which is delivering for working people, and publicly commit to
its election promise of the Superannuation Guarantee rising to 12 per cent.
Half of all Australians in lockdown with no support, Morrison Government must start Jobkeeper 2
June 30, 2021
Unions call on the Morrison Government to urgently bring in JobKeeper 2 as NSW, QLD, NT and WA all go into
lockdown.
Sally McManus. Inequality speech to TJ Ryan Foundation, Brisbane
June 29, 2021
We are coming to an end of an era. The end of the 30 years of the neo-liberal experiment.
Consensus that neoliberalism is the right approach for society has fractured, as the results of this experiment are there for everyone to see.
Working people were promised more jobs, greater wealth and better services.
Unions tell Morrison Government to “just get the job done” and mobilise to vaccinate aged care workers
June 28, 2021
The Morrison Government has announced today that it will mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for those working in the aged care sector by September, but announced no plan as to how they would act to urgently vaccinate the two-thirds of aged care workers who are yet to receive their first dose, other than an inadequate $30 per dose worker payment for sick and vaccination leave for the 180,000 unvaccinated staff.
Morrison pushes mandatory vaccines to distract from failed vaccine rollout
June 28, 2021
The ACTU understands the Prime Minister will pressure state and territory leaders today to make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for aged care workers. This decision should be made by public health experts, based on the best scientific and medical advise and not by politicians seeking to distract from the ongoing cost of a failed vaccine rollout.
Sydney lockdown and poor vaccine rollout renew calls for JobKeeper 2.0
June 25, 2021
Woollahra, Waverly, Randwick and the city of Sydney have gone into lockdown, renewing union calls for
Jobkeeper 2 to be brought in to cover ongoing lockdowns caused by the Federal Government’s failure to
rollout the vaccine.
Unions call for paid domestic violence leave as domestic sexual assault surges.
June 25, 2021
Family and domestic violence-related sexual assault surged by 13 per cent during 2020 according to figures released yesterday by the ABS.
Government’s Respect@Work reforms fall short
June 24, 2021
After years of campaigning by unions and gender equality advocates, the Federal Government has introduced a Bill to the Senate with a limited set of reforms which fall short of protecting workers from sexual harassment and gendered violence at work. The Bill has been referred to the Senate Employment and Education committee to report by the 6th of August.
Morrison continues attacks on retirement savings
June 17, 2021
The Morrison Government has rammed another ideological attack on the superannuation system through the Parliament, ensuring that millions of working people will be worse off in retirement by hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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