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December 10, 2023
The ACTU welcomes the government’s new Migration Strategy which will be instrumental to repairing the…
December 10, 2023
The ACTU expresses its deep sadness of passing of former IEU Secretary John Quessy on…
December 6, 2023
The ACTU welcomes the passing of significant parts of the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes) Bill 2023
December 6, 2023
New data released from the ABS today confirmed that the Albanese government is easing the cost of living for working families, with wages starting to rise and government policies reducing household consumption on essential services like electricity.
December 5, 2023
The ACTU welcomes the Government’s announcement of a review into the Your Future, Your Super…
December 4, 2023
The Attorney General, The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC, has this month introduced a bill that aims to remove financial barriers that prevent victims of workplace discrimination and sexual harassment from seeking justice. This is a breakthrough development for victim-survivor rights to legal justice, and a significant change from the changes being considered by Government 12 months ago.
December 4, 2023
Retail trade profits surged by 25.6 percent, and non-mining profits grew 15.7 percent over the…
November 29, 2023
Today’s CPI figures show that inflation slowed to 4.9 percent on a year-on-year basis in October, down from 5.6 percent in September, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
November 28, 2023
The ACTU welcomes the amendments to the Closing the Loopholes Bill today, including the addition of super theft into the wage theft provisions.
November 27, 2023
The Federal Government is currently considering major decisions on a renewable superpower strategy. Our organisations…
