Media Releases
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Recent Media Releases
Soaring unemployment, yet no plan for jobs
December 15, 2014
The Abbott Government has forecast unemployment of 6.5 per cent over the next two years but has failed to deliver any plan for jobs in today’s budget update.
Mid-year budget update must deliver plan for jobs
December 15, 2014
The Abbott Government must deliver a credible plan to create new jobs in the Mid-year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) due today.
Australian jobs to go under Abbott’s free trade agreements
December 12, 2014
Australian jobs will be lost as a result of the Korea-Australian Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA) that came into effect today, said the ACTU.
Unemployment hits 12-year-high not seen since Tony Abbott was Employment Minister
December 11, 2014
Today’s 12-year-high unemployment rate of 6.3 per cent has destroyed any economic credibility the Abbott Government claims to have.
Test for Government to put interests of workers ahead of big banks
December 7, 2014
The crucial test for the Abbott Government following the release of the Financial Systems Inquiry Report will be whether they put the interests of ordinary working Australians ahead of the big banks.
Australian unions and business working together to boost jobs in the Pacific
December 5, 2014
Australian trade unions and employer groups have worked together to deliver skills training programs and create new job opportunities for people in Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea.
Gap between rich and poor growing under Abbott Government
December 4, 2014
A new Senate report showing Tony Abbott’s budget cuts will worsen inequality and poverty in Australia should serve as a wake-up call to the Federal Government.
Liberal Party attacks on workers rejected by Victorians
November 30, 2014
Victorian workers have sent a clear message to the Napthine Government that they will not be taken for granted.
Unions put James Hardie on notice
November 27, 2014
Unions will take legal action to block any application to the Supreme Court to have asbestos victims paid compensation in instalments.
Government must target policies to close the gender pay gap
November 25, 2014
A new study showing Australian women are paid almost 25 per cent less than men who perform the same work highlights the need for comprehensive government action to close the gender pay gap and increase women’s participation in the workforce.
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