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Recent Media Releases
Power to Prevent Coalition Media Release
December 4, 2023
The Attorney General, The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC, has this month introduced a bill that aims to remove financial barriers that prevent victims of workplace discrimination and sexual harassment from seeking justice. This is a breakthrough development for victim-survivor rights to legal justice, and a significant change from the changes being considered by Government 12 months ago.
Retail profits up 25.6% whilst Aussies do it tough
December 4, 2023
Retail trade profits surged by 25.6 percent, and non-mining profits grew 15.7 percent over the…
Government intervention helping with cost of living, but big business need to do their part
November 29, 2023
Today’s CPI figures show that inflation slowed to 4.9 percent on a year-on-year basis in October, down from 5.6 percent in September, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
ACTU welcomes super theft inclusion in the Closing Loopholes Bill
November 28, 2023
The ACTU welcomes the amendments to the Closing the Loopholes Bill today, including the addition of super theft into the wage theft provisions.
Australia’s Superpower Opportunity
November 27, 2023
The Federal Government is currently considering major decisions on a renewable superpower strategy. Our organisations…
Polling shows Tasmanian voters overwhelmingly back proposed workplace laws
November 22, 2023
Polling by Essential Research reveals that Tasmanian voters overwhelmingly support the Albanese government’s proposed workplace…
Closing Loopholes Bill would only cost mining industry 0.016% of profits, new ACTU research shows.
November 20, 2023
Mining profits up 194% in last decade, while wages have gone backwards by 6% Mining…
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…
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