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Recent Media Releases

Power to Prevent Coalition Media Release

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.

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Retail profits up 25.6% whilst Aussies do it tough

December 4, 2023

Retail trade profits surged by 25.6 percent, and non-mining profits grew 15.7 percent over the…

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Government intervention helping with cost of living, but big business need to do their part

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.

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ACTU welcomes super theft inclusion in the Closing Loopholes Bill

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.

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Australia’s Superpower Opportunity

November 27, 2023

The Federal Government is currently considering major decisions on a renewable superpower strategy. Our organisations…

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Polling shows Tasmanian voters overwhelmingly back proposed workplace laws

November 22, 2023

Polling by Essential Research reveals that Tasmanian voters overwhelmingly support the Albanese government’s proposed workplace…

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Closing Loopholes Bill would only cost mining industry 0.016% of profits, new ACTU research shows.

November 20, 2023

Mining profits up 194% in last decade, while wages have gone backwards by 6% Mining…

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Qantas found guilty again, this time for targeting health and safety representative

November 16, 2023

Qantas has been found guilty of illegally standing down Theo Seremetidis for simply carrying out his legal duties as a health and safety representative.

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Platform workers to lose $110 million due to Closing Loopholes Bill delay

November 15, 2023

Digital platform workers are set to lose up to $110 million in additional pay because…

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Back workers, not big business profits politicians urged

November 15, 2023

Australian Bureau of Statistics Wage Price Index data shows that wages grew 1.3% over the…

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