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Recent Media Releases
Qantas found guilty again, this time for targeting health and safety representative
November 16, 2023
Qantas has been found guilty of illegally standing down Theo Seremetidis for simply carrying out his legal duties as a health and safety representative.
Platform workers to lose $110 million due to Closing Loopholes Bill delay
November 15, 2023
Digital platform workers are set to lose up to $110 million in additional pay because…
Back workers, not big business profits politicians urged
November 15, 2023
Australian Bureau of Statistics Wage Price Index data shows that wages grew 1.3% over the…
Australians want action on workplace changes, despite business lobby campaign
November 13, 2023
The Australian public are more supportive of changes to workplace laws than they were in…
Big business and Liberal party blocking urgent cost of living support says ACTU
November 10, 2023
Speaking at the Closing Loopholes Senate hearing in Canberra today (Friday 10 September) ACTU President…
Closing Loopholes Bill must pass as families hit with cash rate hike
November 7, 2023
The ACTU is concerned with the RBA’s decision to raise the cash rate today to…
Pass the Closing Loopholes Bill in its entirety to get wages moving
November 5, 2023
In response to Jacqui Lambie and David Pocock’s proposed private senators’ bill the ACTU reiterates…
Safe Work Australia’s recommendation will save lives says ACTU
October 27, 2023
The ACTU welcomes the report released by Safe Work Australia recommending a complete prohibition on…
Profit driven inflation heaps more pain on workers
October 25, 2023
Today’s CPI figures show inflation grew 1.2 per cent in September, coming in 5.4 per…
The trade union movement says ban engineered stone or we will
October 24, 2023
The ACTU executive has today resolved to take all necessary steps to ban engineered stone…
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