Media Releases 2022
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Recent Media Releases
A lost decade of wage growth and inflation at 6.1%
July 27, 2022
CPI figures released by the ABS today shows that inflation has risen to 6.1%, an increase of 1.8% for the June quarter.
Unions welcome Government action on climate change
July 27, 2022
Unions welcome the Albanese Government’s Bill introduced into parliament today to reduce emissions by 43 per cent by 2030 and to reach net zero emissions by 2050.
Record number of First Nations parliamentarians an opportunity to further First Nations workers
July 26, 2022
The ACTU and broader union movement welcomes the record number of First Nations parliamentarians in the 47th Parliament, and calls upon the Federal Government to take this opportunity to further the progress of First Nations workers.
The ACTU welcomes end to anti-worker building code
July 24, 2022
The ACTU welcomes the announcement by the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Tony Burke today that the Government will remove the anti-worker elements of the Turnbull/Morrison Government’s Building Code.
ACTU Executive calls on employers to do more as Covid cases surpass peak
July 20, 2022
Today’s meeting of the ACTU Executive has heard from health and social care unions about the unsustainable pressure being placed on our healthcare system by the current Covid wave and has passed a resolution calling on employers to honour their obligation to ensure all workplaces are safe for workers.
RBA: Businesses raising prices, not wages, contributing to inflation
July 19, 2022
Minutes from the last Reserve Bank of Australia board meeting of 5 July, released today, show that it is businesses passing on price increases from the “non labour inputs” that is a key contributor to inflation, and not wage growth.
Record profits driving cost of living crisis
July 18, 2022
Australian companies banking record profits rather than using them to shield consumers from cost increases is the leading driver of inflation, according to new research released today by The Australia Institute.
Albanese backs workers by restoring Covid sick leave
July 16, 2022
Prime Minister Albanese has made the right and very welcome decision to protect workers by restoring the $750 Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment.
Low unemployment not delivering wage growth or keeping workers safe
July 14, 2022
Unemployment has fallen steeply from 3.9 to 3.5 per cent, but with a broken bargaining system workers are unlikely to see any translation to wage growth, with real term pay cuts likely to continue through this year and into next.
No pay restraint for CEOs
July 13, 2022
Chief Executive bonuses hit a new record high last year, averaging $2.31 million, in the latest sign that the economic recovery from Covid is not being spread across the Australian economy.
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