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Recent Media Releases
Investors and ‘common good’ the winners in ALP tax announcement
February 13, 2016
The ACTU has welcomed the ALP’s new tax policy, announced today, which flags changes to negative gearing and capital gains.
ACTU welcomes ALP announcement on Timor Sea
February 11, 2016
ACTU welcomes ALP announcement on Timor Sea
A rise in GST rejected by public
February 4, 2016
The Government is out of step with public opinion with the vast majority rejecting a GST hike to fund lower corporate taxes.
ACTU welcomes Labor’s plan to crack down on worker exploitation
February 1, 2016
The Australian Council of Trade Unions today welcomed Federal Labor’s plan to tackle worker exploitation.
Turnbull Government must come clean on Alcoa workplace aggression
January 13, 2016
The ACTU is calling for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss to come clean on what they knew about Alcoa’s dramatic “guerrilla raid” on the MV Portland this morning.
Turnbull must reject Productivity Commission call to cut take-home pay
December 21, 2015
On the eve of Christmas, the Productivity Commission has recommended cutting the take-home pay of Australia’s lowest-paid workers. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull must now reject these recommendations and give certainty to families who rely on weekend penalty rates.
Families put last in move to cut Paid Parental Leave
December 18, 2015
The Turnbull Government’s Paid parental Leave will lower family incomes forcing many parents to choose between putting very young babies in childcare, or women – and some men – stepping out of the workforce.
Mr Turnbull: Why does the average Australian pay more tax than billion dollar companies?
December 17, 2015
Today’s release of ATO corporate tax figures shows how unfair the tax system has become, with 579 large public and foreign companies in Australia paying no tax last year. The responsibility for billions of dollars in lost corporate tax revenue falls on Australian working families.
MYEFO missed the fiscal elephant in the room: falling revenue
December 15, 2015
ACTU’s response to the release of the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook today by Scott Morrison and Mathias Cormann:
Mid-year budget must address tax imbalances not cut services
December 15, 2015
The Government must deliver a credible plan to bring balance to the tax system and avoid unnecessary cuts in the Mid-year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) due today.
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