Media Releases

Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.

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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

Bono Burrow Davos : Global Call To End Poverty : ACTU Media Alert

January 28, 2005

ACTU President Sharan Burrow will join with U2 singer Bono to launch the ‘Global Call…

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Holocaust Memorial Day 2005

January 27, 2005

On Holocaust Memorial Day 2005 the ACTU has expressed its deep sorrow for all the…

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AidWatch – Where Is Your Money Going?

January 24, 2005

The Asian tsunami prompted an outpouring of public compassion and has focused our attention on…

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ACTU Farewells James Hardie Campaigner

January 21, 2005

Asbestos victim Fred Gibbs, the face of the Make James Hardie Pay campaign, died on…

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LHMU Tasmania Issues Cricket Auction Challenge: dig deep For Tsunami Victims

January 18, 2005

The Tasmanian LHMU has challenged the islands employers and other unions to dig deep for…

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Casino Union Workers Raise $10,000 For Tsunami Relief

January 17, 2005

Casino union workers in Western Australia have raised nearly $10,000 for a special tsunami relief…

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Low-Paid Childcare Workers In Historic Win

January 14, 2005

Low-paid workers in the childcare sector have had a tremendous victory after a long and…

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Union Members Give Generously To Tsunami Appeal

January 14, 2005

Up until yesterday Union Aid Abroad APHEDA has already received donations from individual union members…

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Donate To The Union Tsunami Appeal

January 4, 2005

The Australian trade union movement, through it’s overseas aid arm, Union Aid Abroad APHEDA, is…

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Australian Unions Aid Victims Of Earthquake-Tsunami

December 31, 2004

A popular and well-known Sydney trade union official, Jagath Bandara, who was in the land…

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