Media Releases
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Recent Media Releases
Women most likely to be working multiple jobs: RBA
May 12, 2019
The Reserve Bank of Australia has blown the whistle on a worsening insecure work crisis for women in its statement on monetary policy.
ACTU welcomes ALP plan for federal public service
May 10, 2019
The ACTU welcomes the announcement by the ALP of a range of new policies in relation to jobs and bargaining at the Australian Public Service (APS).
ACTU welcomes closure of corporate tax loopholes
May 10, 2019
The peak body for working people has welcomed the ALP’s announcements that they will close loopholes used by multinationals and the extremely wealthy to funnel funds away from schools, cancer treatment, hospitals, roads and universities into offshore accounts.
Morrison’s failed policies stall economy
May 7, 2019
The fact that the Reserve Bank seriously considered cutting interest rates to below emergency levels shows the damage the Morrison Government’s failed trickle-down economics have done to Australia.
Morrison minister colluded with labour hire firm on casuals: FOI
May 7, 2019
Documents released under Freedom of Information show that the office of Industrial Relations Minister Kelly O’Dwyer colluded with labour hire giant WorkPac on a litigation strategy that would help the company sidestep the consequences of falsely classifying workers as casuals.
Australian workers have $6b in super stolen
May 3, 2019
Business is stealing nearly $6b a year in superannuation from working people in Australia, a new report from Industry Super Australia has found.
Fiji arrests trade union leaders
May 1, 2019
The ACTU utterly condemns the arbitrary detention of working people’s representatives in our Pacific neighbour Fiji.
63% of university jobs in Victoria are insecure
May 1, 2019
The number of academics and professional staff at our universities who are in insecure work continues to skyrocket, according to new figures revealed today in university annual reports.
Morrison Government no plan on insecure work, pay
May 1, 2019
A poll of key marginal seats has revealed that pay rises for working people are either insufficient or non-existent in five areas that will determine the election result.
Looking after children is ‘communist’ claims Tehan
April 29, 2019
Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan has this morning labelled Labor’s plan to ensure that childcare is available for low- and middle-income families ‘communist’.
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