Media Releases

Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.

You can also keep track of ACTU media releases by following the official ACTU feed on Twitter at @unionsaustralia.


All ACTU media enquiries should be directed to ACTU Media team:

T: 03 9664 7315 (24 hours)
E: media@actu.org.au


Recent Media Releases

Nurses win fair wages & improve quality care despite Work Choices obstacles

October 25, 2007

The ACTU has congratulated Victorian nurses and the ANF for winning fair wages and improving…

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CPI lift leaves working families worse off & Liberals’ economic credentials in tatters

October 24, 2007

John Howard & Peter Costello’s economic credentials are in tatters with a lift in inflation…

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NFF wants Howard Govt to go further on wage cuts for rural & regional workers

October 23, 2007

Hundreds of thousands of workers in rural and regional areas across Australia face significant cuts…

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Rudd Labor’s education tax refund will help working families struggling with rising costs

October 19, 2007

The ACTU today welcomed Labor’s announcement that if elected to Government it will introduce an…

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‘Save our penalty rates’ say nurses & health workers in 1st big anti-WorkChoices election event

October 18, 2007

Thousands of nurses and health care workers across the nation will today lead the first…

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Liberal Party advertisement is insulting to working families says ACTU

October 18, 2007

A new negative Liberal Party political advertisement launched today by leader-in-waiting Peter Costello is insulting…

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Federal election is an opportunity to protect the rights of working families says ACTU

October 14, 2007

The Federal Election is an opportunity for working families to protect their rights at work…

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ACTU Media Release – The Race to Commercialise Nanotechnology Leaves Workers’ Health and Safety at the Starting Block: ACTU

September 19, 2007

The Race to Commercialise Nanotechnology Leaves Workers’ Health and Safety at the Starting Block: ACTU…

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Labor policy an important step towards better rights for working families, says ACTU

August 28, 2007

The ACTU said that the Labor Party’s transitional industrial relations arrangements announced today were an…

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New data shows Howard Govt’s IR laws workplace watchdog is failing workers

August 21, 2007

A new government study reported in a national newspaper today shows the Howard Government’s workplace…

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