Media Releases 2024
Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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Recent Media Releases
Australian unions commemorate anniversary of winning the right to a weekend
September 6, 2024
This Sunday 8th September marks the seventy-seventh anniversary of the union movement winning the right to a weekend in Australia.
ACTU statement on Bill Shorten’s retirement from federal politics
September 5, 2024
The ACTU congratulates Bill Shorten for his contribution to public life and his unwavering commitment to working people throughout his career.
ACTU calls on big banks and insurance companies to stop having a lend of us
September 5, 2024
The ACTU calls on Australia’s biggest financial companies to drop prices after the industry recorded a 46 per cent increase in profits since March 2021, according to ABS data released this week.
Inflation slows down, but big business must do its part by dropping prices
August 29, 2024
The ACTU welcomes today’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showing easing price pressures across a range of essentials. Big businesses must still do their part by reducing prices for working people. Headline inflation slowed from 3.8 per cent in June to 3.5 per cent over the year to July 2024.
ACTU President heads to Burnie to back striking Saputo workers
August 26, 2024
The ACTU stands in solidarity with maintenance workers in Burnie, north-west Tasmania, who have been taking protected industrial action against Canadian dairy manufacturer Saputo for over three months to win pay parity with their Victorian counterparts.
Unions welcome new right-to-disconnect laws as a cost-of-living win
August 26, 2024
Unions welcome the new right-to-disconnect laws coming into effect today as a cost-of-living win for working people.
Net Zero Economy Authority ‘historic breakthrough’ for Australian energy workers
August 22, 2024
Unions have welcomed the passing of the Net Zero Economy Authority (NZEA) Bill 2024 by the Senate today as important legislation that supports energy workers, their families and communities as Australia transitions to a net zero future.
Paid Parental Leave changes good for women and the economy
August 22, 2024
The ACTU welcomes the Albanese Government’s introduction into Federal Parliament of legislation to deliver its promised boost to the Paid Parental Leave Scheme.
Insurance companies’ price gouging harming workers and consumers
August 22, 2024
Australia’s big three general insurance companies are making a killing off the back of sky-high premium increases for customers over the last financial year, according to their recent reports.
Only 1 in 230,000 sexual harassment victims get to court
August 20, 2024
The ACTU is looking forward to broad support across the Parliament for new laws that will ‘level the playing field’ to make it easier for victim-survivors of workplace sexual harassment to bring a legal case.
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