Media Releases
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Recent Media Releases
Climate Change Bill presents opportunity for Morrison to catch up with the rest of the world
November 9, 2020
The bill to be introduced today by Zali Steggall offers the Morrison Government a chance to join with the rest of the world in addressing the existential threat posed by climate change.
JobMaker scheme will churn workers through short-term, insecure jobs
November 2, 2020
ACTU President Michele O’Neil will give evidence to the Senate Inquiry examining the JobMaker Hiring Credit to express the union movement’s serious concerns about the design of the scheme and the likely outcome for workers and the economy.
JobMaker follows trend: poorly designed, unable to deliver
October 27, 2020
The Government’s admission in senate estimates that the JobMaker scheme will only create 45,000 of the 450,000 jobs announced in the budget will not surprise Australian workers.
Unemployment increases as Morrison pulls support
October 15, 2020
Unemployment has climbed again to 6.9 per cent, with youth unemployment at 14.5 per cent and 11.4 per cent of working people underemployed according to data released this morning by the ABS. 29,500 people lost jobs in the last month.
183 deaths at work in 2019, first increase in more than a decade
October 12, 2020
Data released today by Safe Work Australia tracking workplace injuries and fatalities in 2019 shows the rate of workplace deaths increasing for the first time since 2007 as the Morrison Government continues to drag its feet on work health and safety reform.
Test of budget to come: will jobs be saved and secure jobs created?
October 6, 2020
The test of this budget is whether current jobs are protected, and whether it delivers secure jobs fast to protect workers from the economic impact of the pandemic.
Government cuts support to 3.5 million
September 27, 2020
Cutting JobKeeper from $1500 a fortnight to $1200 for full time workers and to $750 for part time workers will put significant financial strain on millions of workers who are reliant on the wage subsidy for income while the economy is still shut down.
National Skills Commission must do better and deliver for workers
September 25, 2020
The ACTU notes the official appointment of Adam Boyton as the National Skills Commissioner, and hopes that under his leadership this new commission will clear the low bar set by recent efforts at federally coordinated skills training and actually deliver funding and results for workers.
Morrison rips support from workers in midst of crisis
September 25, 2020
More than a million people who have been able to escape poverty for the first time in years thanks to the coronavirus supplement addition to income support payments will be $300 a fortnight worse off from today.
Statement from ACTU Secretary Sally McManus on the IR working groups
September 24, 2020
As has been reported today, the IR working groups process has entered a new phase of bilateral meetings between the various parties and the Morrison Government.
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