Media Releases 2024
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Recent Media Releases
Workers win $120 million in compensation after defeating Qantas
December 17, 2024
The ACTU welcomes the establishment of a $120 million fund to compensate more than 1800 Qantas workers who were illegally sacked by the airline in 2020 – the largest case of illegal terminations in Australian history.
Business lobby puts scrapping unfair dismissal rights on their Christmas wish list
December 15, 2024
The ACTU has branded a new workplace policy agenda being advanced by the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) as extreme.
Cost-of-living to spike under Dutton’s nuclear proposal, ACTU warns
December 13, 2024
Unions warn that Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s nuclear proposal announced today will drive up power bills and worsen the cost-of-living for working people.
One in three workers at risk from AI: Unions call for fair go in the digital age
December 10, 2024
The ACTU is calling for a ‘fair go in the digital age’ following today’s report that one in three Australian workers are at risk of job loss by 2030 from the introduction of AI by big corporate employers.
Out of step and out of touch: Australian Unions urge the RBA to cut rates
December 9, 2024
Working Australians want the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut official interest rates at the final opportunity for the year when the RBA’s two-day Board meeting wraps up tomorrow.
Bosses’ election demands: axe pay rises
December 5, 2024
Employer lobby groups have made their submissions to the review into the Albanese Government’s industrial relations changes and are demanding large parts be repealed.
Reserve Bank’s rates hesitancy is hurting workers
December 4, 2024
Today’s National Accounts figures should send a clear signal to the Reserve Bank of Australia to urgently cut its cash rate at their next meeting on December 10.
Secure Jobs Better Pay reforms lift wages by $6.3 billion across economy
December 2, 2024
The Albanese Government’s landmark Secure Jobs Better Pay workplace reforms have lifted economy-wide wage growth by about half a percent or $6.3 billion in the past year, due to the steady rise in collective bargaining coverage.
A win for workers’ super and security in retirement
November 28, 2024
The ACTU welcomes the passage of a critical piece of Albanese Government legislation to safeguard Australian workers’ super and wages in retirement.
Future Made in Australia a win for workers, jobs and climate
November 28, 2024
The ACTU welcomes the Senate’s passage of the Future Made in Australia legislation as an important step in creating tens of thousands of well-paid jobs and reducing cost-of-living pressures for working people.
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