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

PM’s New Tech Colleges Threaten Country Secondary Schools

October 5, 2004

Thousands of year 11 and 12 students in country secondary schools and TAFEs will miss…

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Nurses, Doctors And Health Professionals In Final Election Push For Medicare

October 5, 2004

Voters urged to save bulk-billing, fix hospitals and reform the health system. Nurses, healthcare workers…

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Unfair Dismissal

October 1, 2004

Millions of Australians working in small businesses face the threat of being unfairly sacked for…

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Aged Care Workers Welcome Labor Policy To Rebuild Aged Care

October 1, 2004

Labor’s Aged Care Policy announced today will help rebuild Australia’s system of aged care after…

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Latham Stars In Launch Of Brilliant New Health Policy

September 29, 2004

Labor’s campaign launch today, including the release of a brilliant new policy to provide free…

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Low Pay, Casual Work And Overtime To Worsen Under Coalition IR Policy

September 28, 2004

Low paid jobs, casual work and unpaid overtime are set to worsen under the Coalition’s…

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John Howard’s ‘Nanny State’: Rich Parents Get $10,000 Tax Rebate

September 27, 2004

Millionaire parents with full time nannies stand to get $10,000 or more from the Coalition’s…

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Electrolux “Try On” Rebuffed

September 24, 2004

Four hundred Dandenong workers have stared down an attempt to use the controversial Electrolux decision…

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Coalition Parties Must Return James Hardie Donations To Asbestos Victims

September 22, 2004

The ACTU today calls on the Liberal Party and the National Party to immediately return…

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Apprentice Toolkits Are A Farcical Response To $9 Billion Skills Shortage

September 22, 2004

Toolkits for apprentices are a farcical response by John Howard to Australia’s major skills shortage…

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