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
Dave Oliver address to Migration Institute of Australia, Canberra, 30 October 2014
October 30, 2014
ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver addressed the Migration Institute of Australia conference about the skilled migration and flaws in the 457 visa program.
Crippling unions: Tim Lyons address to Chifley Research Centre, 29 October 2014
October 29, 2014
In an address to the Chifley Research Centre in Melbourne on 29 October, ACTU Assistant Secretary Tim Lyons spoke about the politically-motivated and anti-worker agenda behind the Heydon Royal Commission into unions.
The Future of Manufacturing: Dave Oliver speech to Ideas & Society forum, Latrobe University, 3 September 2014
September 3, 2014
ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver proposed some ideas for the future of manufacturing and jobs at an Ideas & Society forum at Latrobe University on 3 September 2014.
Ged Kearney address to the 2014 ALERA National Conference, 29 August 2014, Gold Coast
August 29, 2014
Ged Kearney addressed the annual conference of the Australian Labour and Employment Relations Association on 29 August 2014 about workplace reform in Australia.
Ged Kearney address to the ACTU National Women’s Conference, 21 August 2014, Melbourne
August 21, 2014
In her opening address to the ACTU National Women’s Conference in Melbourne on 21 August 2014, ACTU President Ged Kearney outlined campaign priorities for unions to advance the working lives of women.
Ged Kearney address to the National Small Business Summit, 7 August 2014
August 7, 2014
ACTU President Ged Kearney addressed the National Small Business Summit in Melbourne on 7 August 2014.
ACTU Assistant Secretary, Tim Lyons speech for the 2014 Economic and Social Outlook Conference
July 4, 2014
ACTU Assistant Secretary, Tim Lyons speech for the 2014 Economic and Social Outlook Conference
Speech by ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver to Wheeler Centre Points of View: Tom Roberts’ ‘Shearing the rams’, 1890
July 2, 2014
ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver took part in a discussion for the Wheeler Centre’s Points of View series on Tom Roberts’ painting ‘Shearing the rams’ on 2 July 2014.
Gerardine (Ged) Kearney, President, Australian Council of Trade Unions, address to ILC 2014 plenary
June 6, 2014
ACTU President Ged Kearney addressed the plenary session of the 103rd International Labour Conference in Geneva on 5 June 2014.
Address by ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver to the LabourStart Global Solidary Conference
May 23, 2014
In a keynote address to the 2014 LabourStart Global Solidarity Conference in Berlin, ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver spoke of the need for unions to campaign across borders in the modern, globalised economy.
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