Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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All ACTU media enquiries should be directed to ACTU Media team:
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E: media@actu.org.au
July 25, 2024
The ACTU congratulates Brendan O’Connor on his public service to the Australian people.
July 23, 2024
The ACTU welcomes the Fair Work Commission’s commitment to examining part-time work in all awards in 2025, as part of its final report of its 2023-24 Award Review.
July 22, 2024
Women on award wages have seen strong gains in their pay, helping to manage cost-of-living pressures, following three significant wage rises under the Fair Work Commission’s Annual Wage Reviews.
July 10, 2024
A new OECD report has confirmed that real wages are growing again in Australia for the first time in
nearly three years.
July 3, 2024
The ACTU has welcomed the Federal Government’s Future Made in Australia Act as an important step change that will lock in decades of jobs and domestic manufacturing while supercharging Australia’s transition to clean energy.
July 2, 2024
The ACTU and regional coal and gas power workers today called on the Greens and Senate cross benchers to pass the Net Zero Economy Authority Bill.
The NZEA Bill needs to pass the Senate to set up a new Authority charged with supporting workers and communities to thrive through the energy transition.
Speaking in Canberra, ACTU President, Michele O’Neil and workers from impacted communities stressed the Net Zero Economy Authority has an urgent, important task ahead of it, as industries like coal-fired power stations start to phase down.
June 28, 2024
Australian workers will experience a significant boost to their personal finances from 1 July with the combined impacts of wage rises and the Federal Government’s tax cuts.
The 3.75 per cent annual wage increases will apply from the first full pay period on or after 1 July. An entry-level retail or hospitality worker will be $2,600 per year better off; a mid-level community sector worker will be $3,260 a year better off; and a forklift driver will be $3,170 better off.
June 21, 2024
The ACTU mourns the loss of Stan Sharkey, a giant of the Australian union movement,…
June 19, 2024
The ACTU condemns Peter Dutton’s election promise of building nuclear power plants as ‘dangerous’ and ‘costly’ for Australian workers.
June 12, 2024
The ACTU is continuing to press for a clear easily understood mechanism to give workers in a wide range of circumstances across all industries the right to disconnect to reclaim a level of work-life balance.
