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April 7, 2025
Legal advice from John Agius SC obtained by the ACTU confirms that a Dutton-led Coalition Government could only take work from home arrangements away from public sector workers through legislative change that would also take away work from home rights from all Australian workers.
April 6, 2025
Australian Unions have welcomed the Albanese Government’s Cheaper Home Batteries program as a significant cost of living relief measure to help working households lower their energy bills.
April 4, 2025
Australian Unions do not believe that Peter Dutton’s comment provides any real guarantee that labour hire workers’ wage increases are safe, given his strong track record. Peter Dutton has advised the Australian public to “look at what politicians do, as much, or probably more, than what they say”.
April 3, 2025
The measures Prime Minister Albanese announced today highlight the importance of protecting workers’ livelihoods amid global uncertainty.
April 3, 2025
The 4.5 percent claim directly affects the 2.6 million Australian workers whose pay is set by awards, but it also affects all working Australians, as it sets minimum wage floors.
March 31, 2025
Despite grocery prices growing at twice the rate of workers’ wages, Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton, sided with the major supermarkets and last year refused to back Labor’s legislation that would have put supermarkets on notice to improve their practices.
March 30, 2025
Despite supermarket profits growing at twice the rate of workers’ wages, Peter Dutton sided with the major supermarkets and last year refused to back Labor’s Bill that would have put supermarkets on notice to improve their practices.
March 27, 2025
Australian Unions have branded Coalition Leader, Peter Dutton’s Budget reply as abandoning workers’ wage growth…
March 27, 2025
There are more workers on collective agreements who are now getting better pay rises due to the recent IR reforms that have improved collective bargaining, according to new data released today.
March 25, 2025
Australian Unions welcome tonight’s Federal Budget as a further strong signal that incomes will continue to grow through real wage growth and tax cuts under the Albanese Government.
