Speeches & Opinions
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
Productivity v Profit: Increasing living standards for all Australians – speech by ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver
December 8, 2015
Speech by ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver
AFR Workforce and Productivity Conference
Occupational Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation Report to ACTU Congress 2015: Speech by ACTU Assistant Secretary Michael Borowick
May 26, 2015
Occupational Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation Report to ACTU Congress 2015: Speech by ACTU Assistant Secretary Michael Borowick.
Opening address by ACTU President Ged Kearney to the ACTU Congress 2015, Melbourne
May 26, 2015
Opening address by ACTU President Ged Kearney to the ACTU Congress 2015, Melbourne.
Opening address by ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver to the ACTU Congress 2015, Melbourne
May 26, 2015
Opening address by ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver to the ACTU Congress 2015, Melbourne, 26 May.
The State of the Unions Address by ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver to the National Press Club
May 6, 2015
ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver addressed the National Press Club in Canberra on 6 May 2015.
Dave Oliver address to the Australian Industry Group PIR Conference
May 4, 2015
ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver addressed the Australian Industry Group PIR Conference on 4 May 2015 on a range of topics, including industry policy, industrial relations and collaboration between unions and business.
The Workplace Relations Debate: Address by ACTU President Ged Kearney to the National Press Club
March 17, 2015
ACTU President Ged Kearney debated the CEO of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the National Press Club in Canberra on 17 March 2015.
Tipping the scales for work-life balance
November 19, 2014
Australians are losing the battle for work-life balance, writes ACTU President Ged Kearney.
‘The priorities of the Australian G20 Presidency’: ACTU President Ged Kearney address to Session II of the 2014 L20 Summit
November 13, 2014
In a speech to the L20 Summit in Brisbane, ACTU President Ged Kearney said the Australian presidency of the G20 has scored points on some fronts but will be remembered as much for what was not prioritised, in particular inequality and climate change.
Opening address by ACTU President Ged Kearney to 2014 L20 Summit, Thursday, 13 November 2014, Brisbane
November 13, 2014
ACTU President Ged Kearney spoke about the role and importance of the Labour 20 (L20) when she opened the 2014 L20 Summit in Brisbane on 13 November 2014.
The ACTU Network
Australian Unions
Worksite
OHS
Union Aid Abroad
ACTU National Union Directory
