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.
November 29, 2016
We are here to reflect on the sustainable development goal 8 “Decent work and economic growth” and how we “promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all”. As with all internationally agreed sentences I am sure the order of those words has been poured over, debated and finally agreed.
November 22, 2016
Good morning.
I want to reiterate the sentiment Peter Collins has introduced: we have a world’s best superannuation system, but the opportunity is now here for us to build upon this framework.
November 10, 2016
We meet at a crucial time for the energy sector in this nation. The closure of Hazelwood is the sign that we are in a time of great upheaval and momentous changes. It is a time that reminds us that how we adapt to these changes is critical.
August 19, 2016
I would like to start by acknowledging the traditional custodians of this land, the Gurindji People…
August 16, 2016
Our History, Our future.Address by ACTU Indigenous Officer Kara KeysTo the ACTU Executive and Indigenous…
August 16, 2016
The ACTU Executive on Tuesday 16 August 2016 was officially opened by ACTU President Ged Kearney.
June 30, 2016
We’ve heard a lot in this federal election campaign
about interns and apprentices, and about retirement
savings and the increasing cost of living.
May 31, 2016
To debate the future of employment- we must examine how we are going to lead Australian workers into a prosperous future — we must build an economy that works to meet the needs and hopes of people; not trap them in an American style underclass with low wages, insecure work and a fear that their next rent or mortgage payment comes before the next pay packet.
February 25, 2016
The Australian tax system is tangled up in a web of subsidies, exemptions and arrangements that unfairly advantage the top 10 per cent of income earners, do nothing to drive innovation or productivity growth and hold us back from investing in nation-building.
January 20, 2016
Rebuilding confidence in our public institutions: the need for a national corruption watchdog.
Opinion by ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver
First published in the Daily Telegraph, Wednesday 20 January, 2016
