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

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Recent Media Releases

Budget Fails Working Families On Tax Relief, Education & Economic Vision

May 9, 2007

This Budget fails working families in the three key areas it set out to achieve…

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Budget handouts may be too little too late for working families says ACTU

May 7, 2007

Tax cuts for low and middle income workers expected to be delivered in tonight’s federal…

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ACTU welcomes decision by Qantas investors to reject APA takeover bid

May 6, 2007

The ACTU today welcomed the decision by investors not to endorse Airline Partners bid for…

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Labor’s new workplace umpire ‘Fair Work Australia’ should be truly independent says ACTU

April 26, 2007

Labor should ensure its proposed new workplace umpire ‘Fair Work Australia’ is truly independent and…

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Anzac Day has become just the same as any other working day under new IR laws

April 25, 2007

ANZAC Day is now just the same as any other day for thousands of retail…

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Cosmetics workers face no pay rise for five years from new employer’s AWA push

April 24, 2007

ACTU Secretary Greg Combet will today meet with workers from Redwin cosmetics, the manufacturer of…

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ALP pledges to give all Australian workers protection from unfair dismissal

April 17, 2007

All Australian workers would receive protection from being sacked unfairly if Labor wins the next…

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More evidence AWAs are cutting pay and conditions for Australian working families

April 17, 2007

Details of a secret Government report revealed in today’s newspapers confirm that AWA individual contracts…

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Federal Government voting rule changes could rob young workers hurt by IR laws of their vote

April 16, 2007

Strict new Federal Government voting rules that take effect today (Monday 16 April) will make…

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ACTU calls for $28 a week pay rise for over one million award workers

March 30, 2007

The ACTU has today called for a pay rise of $28 a week for more…

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