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Recent Media Releases
$36 billion stripped from retirement savings revealed by APRA
February 9, 2021
Latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) data on early release of super reveals
that workers withdrew more than $36 billion from their retirement savings after being forced to
find their own crisis response.
Workers to tell Senate Inquiry IR Bill will create insecurity, exploitation and wage cuts
February 8, 2021
Working people from a wide range of industries will give evidence to the IR Omnibus Bill Senate Inquiry beginning today in Townsville and continues in Adelaide on the 10th and Canberra on the 19th.
Australian workers will be worse off under IR Omnibus Bill
February 6, 2021
Australian workers who have sacrificed so much during the pandemic are going to be deeply affected by the Morrison Government’s proposed changes to industrial relations legislation, a senate inquiry into the IR Omnibus Bill will hear next week.
Prime Minister calls time on crisis response with 2 million out of work or needing more
February 1, 2021
The Prime Minister’s opening address for 2021 at the National Press Club today will do nothing to alleviate
the stress felt by over two million underemployed and unemployed Australians.
Deskilling of aviation workers is dangerous for safety and economy
January 29, 2021
The aviation industry directly and indirectly employs hundreds of thousands of Australians, and was one of the hardest hit industries by the pandemic. However the ACTU will today tell a senate inquiry that problems were well established prior to 2020.
‘Recovery’ hollow for 2 million people still looking for more work
January 21, 2021
900,000 people are unemployed and 1.2 million are looking for more hours according to data on unemployment released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
IR changes will allow employers to cut pay and conditions
December 8, 2020
The Morrison Government’s omnibus IR Bill will allow employers to make agreements that cut the wages and conditions of workers.
New report shows majority of casuals do not receive loading and have regular hours
December 8, 2020
More than half of casual workers probably do not receive the legal 25 per cent loading in their pay according to a new report by Professor David Peetz of Griffith University, ‘What do the data on casuals really mean?’, which outlines the ways casual jobs allow employers to reduce workers’ rights and entitlements.
ACTU briefs Super Trustees Forum on campaign against attacks on super
December 4, 2020
ACTU President will update superannuation trustees on preparations being made by the peak body for working people to defend workers’ retirement savings today at the ACTU’s Superannuation Trustees Forum.
ACTU: Greenfield agreements will not be supported if workers lose rights
December 3, 2020
ACTU Secretary, Sally McManus says that the union movement will not support any extension of greenfield agreements in the absence of additional safeguards for workers.
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