Read speeches and opinion articles by ACTU officers and staff.
Our collection contains speeches delivered at conferences, forums, summits, rallies and events by Executive and senior ACTU staff. It also contains op eds – previously published in mainstream media – by the ACTU President, ACTU Secretary or ACTU Assistant Secretaries.
May 23, 2025
The ACTU calls for an end to the occupation of Palestine and a just and sustainable peace in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions, including the removal of illegal settlements, the withdrawal of Israel from all Palestinian lands along with the dismantling of the separation wall. In line with the ACTU’s commitment to a two-state solution with the security of borders for both nations, we call on all countries to recognise, without delay, Palestine as a sovereign state with East Jerusalem as its capital. This will confirm the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination in a free and independent Palestine.
October 19, 2023
The ACTU condemns the bombing, killing and kidnapping of Israeli civilians by the terrorist organisation…
March 29, 2023
Michele O’Neil, President ACTU National Press Club, 28th March 2023 Check against delivery Thank you…
September 28, 2022
SALLY McMANUS, ACTU SECRETARY SPEECH FOR: NATIONAL PRESS CLUB WEDNESDAY 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2022 (CHECK…
June 29, 2021
Good morning, it’s a pleasure to be with you today.
I want to pay my respects to the Garna people and their elders past and present.
Today I want to talk about the union movements change the rules campaign and how necessary that campaign is because the rules at work are broken.
June 29, 2021
I’d like to pay my respects to the traditional owners of the land on which…
June 29, 2021
Acknowledgement to Country We are coming to an end of an era. The end of…
December 3, 2020
SALLY MCMANUS, NATIONAL PRESS CLUB, WEDNESDAY 2ND DECEMBER, 2020
July 18, 2019
MICHELE O’NEIL, PRESIDENT
SPEECH TO:
SYMPOSIUM ON THE CENTENARY OF THE
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION: DEMOCRACY, LABOUR LAW AND THE ROLE OF TRADE UNIONS
March 14, 2019
I wish to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land we are meeting on today,…
