Speeches & Opinions 2026
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.
Recent Speeches & Opinions
ACTU letter to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong & the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Australia
October 26, 2026
The Australian Council of Trade Unions, in solidarity with the independent trade union movement around the world, rejects the criminalisation of Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung for the peaceful exercise of fundamental freedoms. The Australian Council of Trade Unions reiterates its call on the Hong Kong and Chinese authorities to release them and to repeal the NSL in line with their international obligations.
Joint Statement on Sovereign AI Capability in Australia
October 1, 2026
In this unique joint statement, the union movement and Australia’s leading AI researchers have come together to propose a government-coordinated national endeavour to enhance Australia’s Sovereign AI Capability.
AFR op-ed by ACTU Secretary Melissa Donnelly: Tech leaders’ safety alert our last chance to reset AI trajectory
September 17, 2026
The warnings are clear, and so is the lesson: Australia must not wait any longer to regulate this all-powerful new technology.
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