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Recent Media Releases
Adult age, adult wage: ACTU backs the change
October 27, 2025
Australian Unions are backing a bid to end junior rates of pay in a case starting in the Fair Work Commission today.
Unions warn Coalition’s attack on bargaining a risk to living standards
October 20, 2025
The ACTU warns that the Coalition’s commitment to attack workers’ bargaining rights would undermine Australian living standards, particularly for workers in low-paid sectors.
New data reveals a third of jobs driving Australia’s serious injury claims
October 17, 2025
A third of jobs accounted for over half of all serious work injury claims over the past year, with healthcare and social assistance being the most common industries, according to new data released by Safe Work Australia.
ACTU renews calls for rate cuts as unemployment rises
October 16, 2025
The ACTU is calling on the RBA to cut the cash rate at its next meeting, following today’s ABS data showing a rise in unemployment to 4.5 per cent – the highest it has been in over three years.
Government’s backflip to hurt thousands of workers
October 15, 2025
The absence of weekly minimum hours leaves vulnerable workers subject to exploitation in a scheme that has already seen concerns raised of modern slavery.
Albanese Government delivers a fairer superannuation system for workers
October 13, 2025
The ACTU welcomes the Albanese Government changes to superannuation to make it fairer, and address inequities that were built in by previous Coalition Governments.
Unions call for urgent passage of payday super legislation to counter rampant super theftfrom young workers
October 9, 2025
Today’s introduction of pay day super legislation by the Albanese Government will significantly reduce superannuation…
Unions call on Fair Work Commission to stop employer bid to cut rights in exchange for work from home
October 9, 2025
Australian Unions are voicing their alarm at attempts by employer groups to exploit the popularity…
Higher wages growth means it pays to be in a union
September 25, 2025
The Trends in Federal Enterprise Bargaining Report out today shows that workers covered by union negotiated collective agreements get higher wage increases than those on agreements without unions.
Uber ordered to pay lost wages in first-ever unfair deactivation case
September 24, 2025
The ACTU has welcomed a landmark Fair Work Commission ruling ordering Uber to repay lost wages to a driver unfairly deactivated from the platform – a breakthrough for gig workers and union members who fought for these protections under the Albanese Government’s new workplace laws.
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