Media Releases
Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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Recent Media Releases
Cole Report A Political Tool
March 26, 2003
Today’s release of the Cole Royal Commission report into the building industry will be used…
Register For The ACTU’s Organising Conference
March 20, 2003
The ACTU is now accepting registrations for its Organising Conference – Let’s Get Real! –…
Iraq War Not In Australia’s National Interest
March 20, 2003
John Howard has irresponsibly disregarded Australias national interest in his subservient commitment to George W….
ACTU Opposes Howard’s Illegal War
March 18, 2003
The ACTU and its affiliated unions are opposed to John Howard’s commitment of Australia to…
International Women’s Day 2003 – What Working Women Want
March 7, 2003
Australian working women want a world free from war, a workplace that accommodates family responsibilities…
The Future Looks Bright
March 4, 2003
As bleak as the late 1900s were for unions the vital signs of the Australian…
Helen Clark’s Keynote Address to ICFTU World Women’s Conference
February 18, 2003
New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark outlines how a progressive social democratic government, working with…
Gender Equity is a Fundamental Human Right
February 18, 2003
In this opening speech to the ICFTU Womens Conference ACTU President Sharan Burrow says in…
NZ Prime Minister To Open World Women’s Conference
February 17, 2003
The Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark, will open the eighth World Women’s Conference…
Reshaping Work and Family
February 17, 2003
Unions have been, and continue to be, a bridge between the worlds of work, community…