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Recent Media Releases
PaTH still burning cash and young people, more than 2 years in
December 9, 2019
The Morrison Government’s failed PaTH internship program – introduced by disgraced former Industrial Relations Minister Michaelia Cash in the infamous 2016 budget – has fallen well short of all metrics according to new data.
94 organisations call for text of RCEP agreement to be released before signing
December 9, 2019
A group of 94 organisations from across the Asia-Pacific region, including the ACTU, have this morning written to the Morrison Government and all other governments who are party to the RCEP agreement, demanding that the text be released before the deal is signed.
Australian Climate Roundtable Renews Joint Policy Principles
December 5, 2019
As Australia and our international peers gather at the UN Climate Conference in Madrid, it is clear that the world is not yet on track to stay within the temperature limits set out in the Paris Agreement. Getting there will require more ambition and action around the world, including in Australia. Our organisations, representing broad sections of the community and meeting as the Australian Climate Roundtable, today announced the next steps in our work to help Australia play our fair part in these efforts while maintaining and increasing our prosperity.
Government ignores Senate decision on union-busting bill, re-introduces without changes
December 4, 2019
The Morrison Government has re-introduced the union-busting Ensuring Integrity Bill which was rejected by the Senate less than a week ago.
Economy remains stalled under Morrison
December 4, 2019
The Australian economy grew just 0.4 per cent in the last quarter and 1.7 per cent for the year according to new data from the ABS.
Australia falling behind the rest of the world thanks to absent Morrison climate action plan
December 3, 2019
The Morrison Government’s refusal to take action to address climate change means Australia is at risk of failing to meet even our own insufficient carbon reduction targets and is falling badly behind the pace of action elsewhere globally, as the important United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid commences this week.
Statement from Sally McManus – Never underestimate workers in Australia
November 28, 2019
This afternoon the Morrison government anti-worker, anti-union attack was busted in the senate.
Morrison’s Government attacks workers retirements; again
November 28, 2019
The Morrison Government has reintroduced the proposed ban on bargaining for a collective superannuation fund in the workplace.
Union regulators conducted unlawful raids
November 26, 2019
In a blow to the Morrison Government’s arguments for the Ensuring Integrity Bill currently before the senate the Federal Court has ruled the union regulator, the Register Organisations Commission (ROC) investigation into the AWU was invalid.
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