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
Ged Kearney address to National Community Summit, 13 March 2013, Canberra
March 13, 2013
In her opening address to the National Community Summit: Creating Secure Jobs and a Better Society in Canberra, on 13 March, ACTU President Ged Kearney explored reasons for the growth of insecure work and proposed a new social compact for Australia.
Ged Kearney speech at the launch of the Fair Work Ombudsman Report on Internships, Work Experience and Unpaid Work , 28 February 2013
February 28, 2013
ACTU President Ged Kearney spoken on “Unpaid Work Experience: A Union Perspective” at the launch of launch of the Fair Work Ombudsman Report on Internships, Work Experience and Unpaid Work in Melbourne on 28 February 2013.
Dave Oliver address to the National Press Club, 6 February 2013
February 6, 2013
In a major address to the National Press Club in Canberra, ACTU Secretary Dave Oliver outlined the union movement’s agenda for 2013, including the campaign for secure jobs and the federal election.
Willox must live on a different planet
December 5, 2012
Insecure work may deliver short-term profits for business but in the long-term it is leading to the creation of a workforce that will be less equipped to compete in the 21st century, writes ACTU President Ged Kearney.
Tim Lyons address to The Challenge of Workplace Productivity Symposium, 29 November 2012
November 29, 2012
Tim Lyons address to The Challenge of Workplace Productivity Symposium, 29 November 2012
Unpaid hours should not be the Aussie way
November 21, 2012
Australia is suffering an epidemic of overwork, and part of the cause is the growth of insecure work over the past two decades.
Go Home On Time Day: Address to the National Press Club, 21 November 2012
November 21, 2012
While I encourage everyone to go home on time today, and reflect about what is important in life outside of work, tomorrow, I want our politicians, business leaders and policy makers to go to work early, and start thinking about how we can tackle this great challenge for Australia’s workforce: the rise and impact of insecure work.
Ged Kearney address to the Future of Work conference 2012
October 3, 2012
For employers to get the best out of their workers they must be prepared to invest in them; to provide their workers with secure jobs with decent wages and conditions, and access to training.
Ged Kearney address to United Mineworkers Federation Memorial Day 2012
September 9, 2012
I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today and pay my respects to elders past and present.
Michael Borowick address to ACTU-Cancer Council Asbestos Summit 2012
September 4, 2012
When we declared that: Our aim is to eliminate asbestos-related disease and exposures to all forms of asbestos in Australia. Well that was our aim then and it remains our aim today.
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