Media Releases
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Recent Media Releases
Scullion shifts deck chairs on CDP
January 24, 2019
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has announced superficial changes to the deeply flawed and racially discriminatory Community Development Program, which his office has previously described as ‘a resounding success’.
40,000+ more casual jobs, but no pay rises under Coalition
January 22, 2019
Data from the biennial Employee Earnings and Hours survey shows while there were 40,000 more casual jobs added over the past two years, wages have barely risen in real terms.
Number of Australian billionaires up 30% – wages flat
January 21, 2019
The number of Australian billionaires has increased from 33 to 43 in the past year according to a new report from Oxfam, meanwhile wage growth for Australian workers remains at near-record lows of close to 2 percent, or around zero when adjusted for inflation.
Inquiry needed into Aussie role in Hakeem’s jailing
January 20, 2019
The peak body for working people has called for an inquiry into the role of Australian authorities in the jailing of Australian union member, footballer, and permanent resident Hakeem al-Araibi.
Mr al-Araibi was on his honeymoon in Thailand when he was detained by Thai authorities under an Interpol “red notice” issued by his birth country of Bahrain.
Consumers paying the price for power privatisation
January 18, 2019
Privatisation has failed to bring down power prices for consumers, with Australians paying between $100
and $200 every year to cover the sales and marketing budgets of the electricity retailers, according to a new
report from the Australia Institute.
Huge win for Wollongong Coal workers
January 17, 2019
Workers at Wongawilli Colliery will be converted from casual to permanent work and receive increased pay and better conditions after a huge win in their industrial dispute with Wollongong Coal.
ABC admits to systemic wage theft
January 10, 2019
The national broadcaster has admitted to underpaying 2500 casual workers in yet another demonstration of the devasting impact of the insecure work crisis on pay and conditions for Australian workers.
ACTU condemns neo-nazi rally
January 7, 2019
The ACTU condemns the rally of white supremacists and neo-nazis in Melbourne over the weekend.
Our movement’s history is one of working people of all racial backgrounds coming together to fight for a better life, a fairer country and a more just society.
Government’s heartless timing on Industrial Manslaughter response
December 20, 2018
Jobs and Industrial Relations Minister Kelly O’Dwyer has released an inadequate and hurtful Government response to the Senate Inquiry findings in October into industrial deaths.
ALP platform sets path to fairness at work
December 18, 2018
The peak body for working people has endorsed the ALP platform for workplace relations, which sets the country on the road to fair pay rises and more secure jobs.
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