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Recent Media Releases
98% of rental properties out of reach of minimum wage workers: Report
April 29, 2019
People working full-time on the minimum wage are locked out of the rental market, with 98 percent of rental housing unaffordable, a new report from Anglicare has found.
ALP to lift pay of early childhood educators and slash the cost of childcare for low- and middle-income households
April 28, 2019
The ACTU welcomes the $4 billion commitment from the ALP to properly fund childcare for working families and ensure that no one is priced out of quality care for their child.
Labor acts to strengthen laws on workplace fatalities
April 26, 2019
The announcement today that the ALP will include a harmonised Industrial Manslaughter offence in the model Workplace Health and Safety legislation marks a systemic shift in how this country will view the responsibility of employers for the safety of workers, and how our courts will address the tragic loss of life that has become an unacceptable feature of Australian workplaces.
ACTU welcomes ALP doubling family and domestic violence funding
April 26, 2019
The ALP has this morning announced that it will provide $660 million to help women who are experiencing family and domestic violence, by providing a much need boost to housing, legal assistance, court support and practical financial assistance.
Morrison puts back a pathetic 2% of axed skills funding
April 26, 2019
Scott Morrison has announced this morning that he will replace a miserly 2 per cent of the $3 billion his government has cut from skills training and vocational education.
TV campaign features working people struggling in broken system
April 26, 2019
The ACTU has launched a new series of TV ads ahead of the federal election today featuring working people who responded to a casting call and were interviewed about how their lives are affected by the current rules at work.
ALP backs workers, Morrison attacks conditions
April 24, 2019
The ACTU welcomes the ALP’s commitment to creating a right to choose to convert from casual to secure work for 2.6 million workers who have been stuck in insecure work under the Morrison Government.
ALP backs local workers, reduces exploitation
April 23, 2019
The peak body for working people has welcomed the ALP’s announcements that restrict temporary work visas to jobs where there is a genuine skill shortage and protect against the exploitation of workers on visas.
Multiple job holders earn less
April 18, 2019
People working second jobs in order to make ends meet are often worse off than those who are working in a single secure job.
Morrison leaves 1.7 million out of work or underemployed
April 18, 2019
Unemployment is up and underemployment remains at high levels thanks to the Morrison Government’s failed trickle down economic policies, new data from the ABS has revealed.
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