Media Releases 2025
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Recent Media Releases
Government’s backflip to hurt thousands of workers
October 15, 2025
The absence of weekly minimum hours leaves vulnerable workers subject to exploitation in a scheme that has already seen concerns raised of modern slavery.
Albanese Government delivers a fairer superannuation system for workers
October 13, 2025
The ACTU welcomes the Albanese Government changes to superannuation to make it fairer, and address inequities that were built in by previous Coalition Governments.
Unions call for urgent passage of payday super legislation to counter rampant super theftfrom young workers
October 9, 2025
Today’s introduction of pay day super legislation by the Albanese Government will significantly reduce superannuation…
Unions call on Fair Work Commission to stop employer bid to cut rights in exchange for work from home
October 9, 2025
Australian Unions are voicing their alarm at attempts by employer groups to exploit the popularity…
Higher wages growth means it pays to be in a union
September 25, 2025
The Trends in Federal Enterprise Bargaining Report out today shows that workers covered by union negotiated collective agreements get higher wage increases than those on agreements without unions.
Uber ordered to pay lost wages in first-ever unfair deactivation case
September 24, 2025
The ACTU has welcomed a landmark Fair Work Commission ruling ordering Uber to repay lost wages to a driver unfairly deactivated from the platform – a breakthrough for gig workers and union members who fought for these protections under the Albanese Government’s new workplace laws.
Workers to be hit hard by climate crisis, new report confirms
September 15, 2025
Labour productivity could decrease 0.8 per cent, and up to 2.7 million additional days of work could be lost, with devastating consequences for real wages and national income growth. Property damage is projected to increase to almost $1 trillion per year by 2090.
Unions seizing the opportunities of AI and protecting the fair go
September 3, 2025
AI agreements would include guarantees around job security, skills development and retraining, transparency over the use of AI technology, as well as genuine privacy and data collection protections. Workers are also calling for the protection of their creative output from content theft and for regulation of AI through a National Artificial Intelligence Authority.
Unions welcome penalty rates protection for Australian workers
August 28, 2025
The ACTU welcomes the Senate’s passage of the Albanese Government’s Bill to protect penalty and overtime rates for Australian workers.
Gender pay gap down as women’s workforce participation rises
August 14, 2025
Australian Unions welcome today’s news that jobs and wages are continuing to rise with a strong lift in both employment and pay for women.
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