Media Releases
Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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Recent Media Releases
Breaking down the gender divide: workforce segregation driving inequality
July 18, 2013
Entrenched division between male and female-dominated industries is perpetuating gender inequality in the Australian workforce and must be tackled.
Napthine must put politics aside and reduce asbestos death toll
July 8, 2013
Napthine must put politics aside and reduce asbestos death toll
Pizza for pay: workplace ‘flexibility’ in action
July 3, 2013
Pizza for pay: workplace ‘flexibility’ in action
Crean leaves a proud legacy as economic reformer and fighter for working Australians
July 1, 2013
Simon Crean will leave parliament with a proud legacy of delivering for working people.
Combet a champion of Australian workers
June 29, 2013
Greg Combet is a champion of working people who has used his career in Parliament and the trade union movement to deliver real outcomes for jobs and workplace rights.
New 457 visa laws will create more job opportunities for Australians and help protect overseas workers
June 28, 2013
Laws passed through Federal Parliament will create more local job opportunities and make it harder for employers to exploit workers from overseas.
ACTU welcomes resolution of the Labor leadership and calls for unity; acknowledges contribution of Julia Gillard
June 26, 2013
The ACTU welcomes the resolution of the Labor leadership and wishes to congratulate Kevin Rudd on becoming leader of the Parliamentary Labor Party. The ACTU also wishes to acknowledge and pay tribute to Julia Gillard, who as Prime Minister delivered much for working people.
457 visa system is allowing exploitation of imported workers by middlemen and unscrupulous employers
June 6, 2013
Reports of Filipino workers being placed into huge debts in order to get 457 visas, and then mistreated by employers in Australia, show the dangers of the rapid and uncontrolled expansion of the 457 visa program, which must be changed.
Australian Unions launch campaign for a better life for workers and their families
June 5, 2013
Australian Unions are today launching a campaign which highlights the increasing pressures many workers face from the demands of business, which are impacting their lives outside of work.
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