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October 25, 2024
The Australian Resources and Energy Employer Association today claimed the Howard era WorkChoices agenda “did not go far enough”.
October 18, 2024
The Coalition has given its strongest signal yet that it would dismantle and Americanise Australia’s compulsory superannuation system if it were returned to office.
October 14, 2024
The ACTU has slammed as unfair and seriously harmful a pre-election agenda being pushed by the business lobby to axe significant workplace rights for up to one million Australian workers.
September 19, 2024
The union movement welcomes the Senate’s passage of the Albanese Government’s Costs Protection Bill, which will make it easier for victim-survivors of workplace sexual harassment to pursue legal action against perpetrators.
September 19, 2024
The ACTU welcomes the Senate’s passage of the Albanese Government’s legislation to pay 12 per cent superannuation on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave payments from 1 July 2025.
September 18, 2024
The Albanese Government’s announcement that it will require super to be paid on payday will…
September 17, 2024
The ACTU has spoken out against Australia’s new trade deal with the United Arab Emirates as one of the worst countries Australia has ever negotiated a bilateral free trade agreement with.
September 15, 2024
The ACTU condemns Shadow Finance Minister Jane Hume’s attack on workers’ rights on today’s ABC’s…
September 13, 2024
The ACTU warns that the Coalition’s proposed amendments to the government’s legislation on superannuation for Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave will worsen working women’s financial security and widen the already significant gender gap in superannuation savings.
September 11, 2024
Australian unions are stepping up the movement’s “It’s For Every Body” campaign to secure ten days of universal paid leave so that workers can have time away and flexibility in dealing with a range of reproductive health issues.
