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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January 21, 2019
The number of Australian billionaires has increased from 33 to 43 in the past year according to a new report from Oxfam, meanwhile wage growth for Australian workers remains at near-record lows of close to 2 percent, or around zero when adjusted for inflation.
January 20, 2019
The peak body for working people has called for an inquiry into the role of Australian authorities in the jailing of Australian union member, footballer, and permanent resident Hakeem al-Araibi.
Mr al-Araibi was on his honeymoon in Thailand when he was detained by Thai authorities under an Interpol “red notice” issued by his birth country of Bahrain.
January 18, 2019
Privatisation has failed to bring down power prices for consumers, with Australians paying between $100
and $200 every year to cover the sales and marketing budgets of the electricity retailers, according to a new
report from the Australia Institute.
January 17, 2019
Workers at Wongawilli Colliery will be converted from casual to permanent work and receive increased pay and better conditions after a huge win in their industrial dispute with Wollongong Coal.
January 10, 2019
The national broadcaster has admitted to underpaying 2500 casual workers in yet another demonstration of the devasting impact of the insecure work crisis on pay and conditions for Australian workers.
January 7, 2019
The ACTU condemns the rally of white supremacists and neo-nazis in Melbourne over the weekend.
Our movement’s history is one of working people of all racial backgrounds coming together to fight for a better life, a fairer country and a more just society.
