Media Releases 2023
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Recent Media Releases
New payday rule to help stamp out failure to pay super
May 2, 2023
The union movement welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement today that superannuation is to be paid on the same day as wages.
Remember the dead, fight like hell for the living
April 28, 2023
Every year on April 28, the trade union movement unites around the world to mark International Workers’ Memorial Day. We mourn those who have died at work or because of their work, and we fight like hell for the living.
Liddell closure underlines need for National Energy Transition Authority
April 28, 2023
As the Liddell Power Station in Muswellbrook, NSW, closes its doors today after 50 years in service, the ACTU acknowledges the impacted workers, their families and communities, and again calls for a National Energy Transition Authority to ensure no one is left behind in the nation’s transition to net zero emissions.
Passport to progress: A better, fairer approach to migration
April 27, 2023
The ACTU welcomes the reforms of the migration system outlined by Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil today.
In our submissions to the Review of Australia’s Migration System, the ACTU called for a shift away from short-term visas back towards permanent migration; to integrate migration with our skills and workforce planning systems; to engineer exploitation out of the system; and for a tripartite system that engages employers and unions in line with international best practice.
ACTU 7% wage claim strengthened by new research
April 27, 2023
The ACTU has reaffirmed its call for the Fair Work Commission to raise minimum and award wages
by 7% in its reply submission to the Annual Wage Review filed this week
Rana Plaza 10 years on: The human cost of fashion
April 24, 2023
On April 24 2013, the eight-storey Rana Plaza building housing 5 garment factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed, crushing 1134 workers to death and injuring more than 2500.
Calls intensify for ban on lethal engineered stone
April 20, 2023
In submissions to Safe Work Australia made public today, unions, along with medical professionals and health and safety experts, have amplified their call for a full ban on all engineered stone products that contain deadly silica.
Reserve Bank review heads in the right direction
April 20, 2023
The ACTU welcomes the review of the Reserve Bank of Australia, which calls for it to have a stronger focus on its full employment goal, and the need to have labour market expertise on its board.
Prioritising removal of asbestos still needed to tackle mesothelioma
April 4, 2023
The latest Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report into mesothelioma was released today.
Restoring balance begins at Fair Work Commission
March 31, 2023
The ACTU welcomes the appointment of five new commissioners to the Fair Work Commission, a first step in rebalancing the Commission.
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