Media Releases
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Recent Media Releases
Australian management dragging down productivity: Workplace Truths survey
July 25, 2025
A new survey shows Australian workers are dealing with high workloads, burn out and bosses with limited managerial capacity to support them to work effectively.
Unions welcome Bill to protect penalty rates for 2.6 million workers
July 24, 2025
The ACTU welcomes the Albanese Government’s introduction of a Bill to protect penalty and overtime rates for 2.6 million award-reliant workers – marking the first workplace legislation introduced in the new Parliament.
Australian Unions launch Workplace Truths survey
July 11, 2025
In the lead-up to the August Productivity Roundtable, Australian Unions have launched a representative poll for workers to have their say on their experiences at work and how their employer approaches productivity.
Stalled rate cut a blow to workers
July 8, 2025
Australian Unions are disappointed in today’s decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia not to cut interest rates for the third time this year.
Unions win fight against BHP to stop wage-cutting labour hire rorts
July 7, 2025
Australian Unions have welcomed a landmark decision by the Fair Work Commission to greenlight wage rises for thousands of BHP mineworkers upholding the new Same Job Same Pay laws.
Union wins for thousands of low-paid Maccas workers
July 2, 2025
A full bench of the Fair Work Commission has agreed to let workers across multiple McDonald’s franchises bargain together for higher wages and better conditions, overruling the global fast-food giant’s strong opposition to the union bid.
Don’t miss out: millions of workers set for pay boost from July 1
July 1, 2025
Higher wages and improved workplace rights will come into effect from today – but the ACTU warns that one in ten workers may miss out unless they check their pay slips.
Record number of Australians win higher pay through union bargaining
June 27, 2025
Australian workers are on collective agreements in record numbers and securing stronger wage growth outcomes, according to new wage data released by the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
US multi-national locks out coal miners
June 26, 2025
Australian Unions have condemned an American multi-national for locking out hundreds of mineworkers at a New South Wales mine, in retaliation for taking an hour of protected industrial action.
Boost to Aussie wages on the way
June 3, 2025
The pay boost will help workers catch up on some of what they’ve lost over the past five years of the inflation fight and keeps real wages moving in the ongoing effort to rebuild living standards.
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