Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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All ACTU media enquiries should be directed to ACTU Media team:
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E: media@actu.org.au
March 7, 2025
The boost in women’s wages under the Albanese Government equates to an extra $2,600 on average per year for a full-time working woman.
March 5, 2025
Working people in our outer suburbs face some of the longest and most expensive commutes. Forcing hundreds of thousands of workers back on the roads will mean less time with your kids and more time stuck in traffic.
March 4, 2025
Shadow Finance Minister, Jane Hume’s pledge to end work-from-home arrangements in the public sector is another sign that the Coalition is blindly following US President Trump’s lead on workplace priorities.
March 4, 2025
The ACTU warns the Coalition’s commitment to scrap work-from-home arrangements for public servants, eliminate the right to disconnect, wind back casual workers’ rights and end multi-employer bargaining, would worsen the gender pay gap. Unions believe weakening workplace protections would make it harder for parents, and especially women, to balance work and care.
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.
