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Recent Media Releases
ACTU calls on Government to save lives and support a waiver on vaccine patents
June 7, 2021
Australia is just one of 12 countries stopping a waiver on patents for COVID-19 products which would allow developing countries to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. The ACTU calls on the Federal Government to change their position at tomorrow’s meeting of the WTO Trade Related-Aspects Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Council.
Morrison Government inches closer to yet another ideological attack on super
June 3, 2021
The ACTU condemns the passage of the Your Future Your Super bill through the lower house. This bill represents an ideological attack on the superannuation system driven by the fanatics on the government back benches, and would leave millions of working people worse off in retirement.
Federal payment too little, too late, and will not ensure connection to jobs
June 3, 2021
After a week of delay the Morrison Government has been forced to provide tokenistic support for the millions of Victorian workers who have been suffering through a lockdown caused by the failure of the Federal Government on the vaccine rollout and on quarantine.
ABC survey finds majority of Australians feel effects of insecure work as society becomes more unequal
June 2, 2021
The ABC’s 2021 Australia Talks survey shows the effect insecure work is having on the way young workers and women are thinking about their lives and their jobs, as Australia becomes a more divided society.
Morrison walks away from aged care and disability staff
June 2, 2021
The Morrison Government is attempting to walk away from the clear commitments given by Minister Greg Hunt, both in public statements and private meetings with aged care unions and the ACTU – that aged care and disability staff would be vaccinated alongside residents through inreach programs which delivered vaccines to their workplaces.
No economic recovery for workers without wage rise
June 2, 2021
GDP continues to recover – reaching 1.8 per cent growth in the March quarter and 1.1 per cent over the year – according to data released today by the ABS, but wage growth is at record lows and continues to stagnate with the Morrison Government not supporting an increase in the minimum wage – which the ACTU argues should increase 3.5 per cent.
Colbeck “comfortable” with failed vaccine rollout
June 1, 2021
Aged care Minister Richard Colbeck says he is “comfortable with where we’re at” on the vaccine rollout in aged care which has seen only 15 per cent of staff vaccinated and the rest facing serious financial disincentives to do so.
Casuals face critical week with no support from Morrison Government
May 30, 2021
More than half a million casual workers in Victoria will be facing increased uncertainty this week as the Morrison Government refuses to assist workers caught in a lockdown caused by its own failures on quarantine and the vaccine rollout.
Workers rally outside Harvey Norman stores across the country to support minimum wage increase
May 28, 2021
Workers are protesting outside Harvey Norman stores around the country today in support of a much needed pay increase for 2.2 million workers who rely on increases to award rates of pay. Harvey Norman doubled the company profits in the last 6 months, but their big business lobbyists continue to argue for real wage cuts for working people.
Victoria faces first lockdown without JobKeeper
May 27, 2021
The Victorian lockdown will be the first to extend beyond a weekend since the Morrison Government prematurely ended the JobKeeper wage subsidy at the end of March, despite an uneven recovery and a failing vaccine rollout which meant that additional lockdowns were likely.
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