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Recent Media Releases
RBA blows whistle on Government’s wage suppression
August 9, 2019
Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has blown the whistle on the Morrison Government’s direct role in suppressing the wages of working people.
Morrison and big business could fix skills shortage
August 8, 2019
Big business calling on the Morrison Government to fix the current skills shortage ignores the fact that the actions of this Government and some business leaders have caused the shortage, and both groups could take immediate action to end it.
Carnell review attacks workers’ rights
August 6, 2019
Small Business Ombudsman Kate Carnell has released a review of the Small Business Dismissal code, recommending changes which would undermine basic protections against unfair dismissal that should be guaranteed for all Australian workers.
Union members earn more in era of low wage growth
August 1, 2019
People working under enterprise bargaining agreements are winning wage increases ahead of the cost of living, but wages remain too low across the board, data released by the Attorney General’s Department today reveals.
2.1 million people working multiple jobs
August 1, 2019
300,000 more people held multiple jobs in 2016-17 compared to 2011-12, according to new data released today by the ABS.
CPI stalled as wage growth crisis continues
July 31, 2019
The Consumer Price Index sits at 0.6 per cent for the June quarter, offering no indication of a strengthening economy, according to data released by the ABS this morning.
Lost decade: Disposable income lower in 2017 than in 2009
July 30, 2019
Median household disposable income went backwards between 2009 and 2017 according to new data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics Australia (HILDA) Survey, released this morning.
Calombaris gone after #MasterTheft outrage
July 23, 2019
A Network 10 decision to pull the plug on the contract of George Calombaris is the right call after increased pressure from working people and their unions who have ramped up pressure on the most notorious wage thief in the country.
Cormann commits to super guarantee increase timetable
July 23, 2019
The ACTU welcomes the commitment from Finance Minister Mathias Cormann that the Morrison Government will not delay the established timetable for increasing the superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent by 2025/26.
PM’s union-bashing bill breaks international law: International think tank
July 18, 2019
The Morrison Government’s latest legislative attack on the rights of working people breaches two international conventions to which Australia is a signatory, research from the UK-based International Centre for Trade Union Rights has found.
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