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February 27, 2025
New figures show union membership grew substantially – by almost 200,000 members – from 2022 to 2024, powered by growth among young workers. This is a 12.5 per cent increase.
February 26, 2025
If working people can’t trust Peter Dutton to be transparent about his extensive property holdings, how can they trust him to protect their wages and rights at work.
February 26, 2025
Peter Dutton voted against these laws and has committed to reinstating this casual employment trap if re-elected.
February 25, 2025
Australian Unions say the cuts would result in 1 in 5 public sector jobs being lost around the country, impacting services from pensions and veterans’ payments, to the operation of regional weather stations.
February 21, 2025
The ACTU welcomes today’s announcement by the Albanese Government to invest $500 million in supporting Australian clean energy jobs and manufacturing capability, with a particular focus on manufacturing wind towers and other components using Australian steel.
February 21, 2025
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton should back the Government in opposing an application by Australia’s largest retailers to cut penalty rates for some of Australia’s lowest-paid workers.
February 20, 2025
The saving of Whyalla jobs highlights the stark difference between the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton when it comes to job security and local manufacturing. When steel jobs were on the line, Anthony Albanese showed up while Peter Dutton did not. Actions speak louder than words, and people still remember that the last time Peter Dutton was in government, his party let our car manufacturing industry die.
February 19, 2025
The ACTU warns this wages turnaround is at risk of being reversed if a Dutton Government is elected, as it has vowed to reverse the wage-boosting rights that have delivered these gains.
February 18, 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia must start delivering on long-awaited interest rates relief for workers who have been hit hard financially by the past 13 interest rate rises.
February 14, 2025
Australian Unions have blasted the Coalition for trying to defeat cost-of-living relief for families paying for childcare.