Media Releases
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Recent Media Releases
Unions call for immediate powers to crack down on supermarket price gouging & increases to workers’ fuel allowances
April 1, 2026
Australian Unions are calling for the Albanese Government to bring forward a prohibition on price gouging by supermarkets and tougher penalties for those that take advantage of supply chain uncertainties to boost their profits.
National survey exposes safety crisis in offshore oil and gas
March 31, 2026
Australian offshore oil and gas workers face higher injury rates than onshore workers, according to a national survey of workers operating long shifts in some of the most remote and hazardous environments.
Australian Unions go after a 5% wage increase for lower-paid
March 24, 2026
Australian Unions will seek a wage claim of 5 percent in the upcoming Annual Wage Review.
Windfall profits to oil and gas multinationals should benefit working Australians
March 17, 2026
All Australians should benefit from the sale of our LNG, but the tens of billions of dollars in extra revenue generated by the global conflict will go almost exclusively to multinational oil and gas corporations because of design flaws in the PRRT that allow them to avoid paying their fair share of tax.
Australian workers exposed to unsafe chemicals
March 16, 2026
Outdated chemical exposure limits in Australian workplaces are exposing workers to cancer-causing chemicals, despite government experts warning more than five years ago that current limits are unsafe.
Half a million Australians left exposed by outdated workers’ compensation system
March 12, 2026
Almost half a million Australians are covered by a federal workers’ compensation system that has barely changed in nearly 40 years, leaving them with fewer rights, slower processes and weaker protections than workers under state and territory schemes.
Super win for low-income workers
March 11, 2026
Australian Unions welcome the passage of legislation through the Parliament to lift the Low Income Superannuation Tax Offset (LISTO) and rein in excessive tax concessions on the highest super balances.
Climate Safety Plan would support more than 90,000 new jobs annually
March 11, 2026
Australian Unions are urging the Albanese Government to adopt a new Climate Safety Plan to boost Australia’s resilience to worsening climate change.
IR reforms are closing loopholes, as big business tries to open them up again.
March 11, 2026
Australian Unions have welcomed the life changing pay rises and job security that the Closing Loopholes IR reforms of early 2024 have already delivered for key groups of workers, in its submission to the two-year review of the reforms.
Unions push for new universal right to 10 days paid reproductive leave
March 6, 2026
Australian Unions are pushing the Albanese Government to introduce 10 days of paid reproductive health leave for all workers, warning that millions of Australians are currently forced to use up sick leave or go unpaid to manage serious health conditions.
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