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Recent Media Releases
STATEMENT FROM ACTU ACTING SECRETARY LIAM O’BRIEN PRIME MINISTER’S ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY ON RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS
January 5, 2022
Today’s attempt to distract from his ongoing failure to make Rapid Antigen Tests free and accessible for all Australians proves that Prime Minister Scott Morrison still doesn’t get it and again highlights that, when it comes to the pandemic, the Morrison Government’s ‘too little, too late’ approach means Australians will continue to suffer the consequences.
ACCC announcement a damning indictment of Scott Morrison’s failure of leadership on Rapid Antigen Tests
January 4, 2022
Today’s announcement that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been forced to take action to stop unscrupulous operators ripping off Australians desperate to get their hands on Rapid Antigen Tests is a damning indictment of Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his ongoing failure of leadership when it comes to the pandemic.
Morrison dodges pandemic responsibility once again
December 30, 2021
Unions are urging the Morrison Government to make rapid antigen tests free and accessible across all states and territories to take some pressure off family budgets and PCR testing.
Scott Morrison abandons working Australians with callous indifference on Rapid Antigen Testing
December 23, 2021
The Prime Minister’s callous indifference on the costs of Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT), on full display during his press conference yesterday, Wednesday December 22nd, confirms yet again that working Australians cannot rely on Scott Morrison to have their back in times of need.
Statement from ACTU Acting Secretary Liam O’Brien: Appointments to the Fair Work Commission
December 18, 2021
The Morrison Government’s decision to sneak out the appointment of two new employer advocates to the Fair Work Commission, on a Saturday afternoon, the week before Christmas, demonstrates the contempt that Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Government have for working people.
Morrison does nothing to stop job rorts
December 17, 2021
The Federal Court has today ruled that workers illegally sacked by Qantas and replaced by a third-party contractor will not be reinstated.
ACTU condemns baseless attack on workers’ retirement savings
December 17, 2021
The ACTU condemns the Morrison Government’s announcement of ideologically driven regulations which risk making millions of workers poorer in retirement by making it harder and more expensive for superannuation investors to hold directors to account for their stewardship of publicly listed companies.
Scott Morrison delivers workers a pay cut for Christmas
December 16, 2021
Prime Minister Scott Morrison will deliver working Australians a pay cut for Christmas, with today’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook confirming that, after years of stagnant wages growth under this Government, real wages will go backwards this financial year, with wages outpaced by inflation.
Paid leave for parents critical to getting kids a first dose before school returns
December 10, 2021
With children aged 5 to 11 now able to get vaccinated if a parent is present, the ACTU is calling on the Morrison Government to provide paid leave for every worker, including casual workers, to take their children to get vaccinated and to look after them as they recover from routine side effects.
Senate inquiry exposes damning reality of insecure work
December 7, 2021
The Senate Select Committee on Job Security has heard appalling evidence in Newcastle this week detailing the extent of the insecure work crisis in this country.
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