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August 29, 2024
The ACTU welcomes today’s monthly Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showing easing price pressures across a range of essentials. Big businesses must still do their part by reducing prices for working people. Headline inflation slowed from 3.8 per cent in June to 3.5 per cent over the year to July 2024.
August 26, 2024
The ACTU stands in solidarity with maintenance workers in Burnie, north-west Tasmania, who have been taking protected industrial action against Canadian dairy manufacturer Saputo for over three months to win pay parity with their Victorian counterparts.
August 26, 2024
Unions welcome the new right-to-disconnect laws coming into effect today as a cost-of-living win for working people.
August 22, 2024
Unions have welcomed the passing of the Net Zero Economy Authority (NZEA) Bill 2024 by the Senate today as important legislation that supports energy workers, their families and communities as Australia transitions to a net zero future.
August 22, 2024
The ACTU welcomes the Albanese Government’s introduction into Federal Parliament of legislation to deliver its promised boost to the Paid Parental Leave Scheme.
August 22, 2024
Australia’s big three general insurance companies are making a killing off the back of sky-high premium increases for customers over the last financial year, according to their recent reports.
August 20, 2024
The ACTU is looking forward to broad support across the Parliament for new laws that will ‘level the playing field’ to make it easier for victim-survivors of workplace sexual harassment to bring a legal case.
August 15, 2024
The gender pay gap is closing three times faster under the Albanese Government, than under the previous Coalition Government according to ABS wage data released today.
August 14, 2024
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s eye-watering profit of $9.8 billion has been built on the back of industrial-scale wage theft, a failure to close the gap on women’s wages and price gouging its customers.
August 13, 2024
The average Australian worker would be $4,700 worse off if annual wage growth had continued at the same low rate as under the last Coalition government, according to ACTU analysis of today’s Wage Price Index data.
