Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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October 25, 2023
Today’s CPI figures show inflation grew 1.2 per cent in September, coming in 5.4 per…
October 24, 2023
The ACTU executive has today resolved to take all necessary steps to ban engineered stone…
October 22, 2023
ACTU calls for an urgent ceasefire in Israel and Palestine
October 19, 2023
New laws introduced to parliament today will allow for families to be able to access…
October 16, 2023
The ACTU welcomes the Albanese Government’s announcement of a National Skills Agreement with State and Territory Governments to invest billions in new funding for vocational education and training.
October 14, 2023
The ACTU tonight reaffirms our strong, unwavering support for Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and we stand in solidarity with them in their ongoing fight for justice, and against discrimination and profound disadvantage.
October 3, 2023
The ACTU welcomes the Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to retain the cash rate at 4.1%.
October 3, 2023
The ACTU are calling on employer organisations and the coalition government to remove the roadblocks…
September 27, 2023
An Application by the United Workers Union, the Australian Education Union and the Independent Education Union of Australia to bargain across multiple employers has been granted at the Fair Work Commission (FWC) today.
September 25, 2023
The ACTU welcomes today’s employment white paper which sets out the government’s commitment to full employment, where everyone who wants a job can find one, with the promotion of job security and strong sustainable wage growth as core objectives in the government’s economic and fiscal strategy.