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

Test Case Bid For Working Parents

June 24, 2003

Working mothers who cannot return to full time jobs after maternity leave would no longer…

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The Organiser – June 2003 Edition

June 24, 2003

The monthly e-Mag combining organising stories and ACTU news with member benefits updates. Read on…

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Pru Goward: ACTU Test Case Has Crucial Social Implications

June 24, 2003

Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Pru Goward, says the ACTU Work and Family Test Case lodged with…

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International Justice For Janitors Day

June 16, 2003

Oz and US cleaners’ unions appeal to Frank Lowy to make his Westfield malls decent…

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New Report: One In Three Workers Will Be Casual By 2010

June 12, 2003

The ACTU will release the results of a major study of workforce trends at the…

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Workplace Change Demands New Standards

June 10, 2003

New standards for workplace flexibility are required to prevent growing disadvantage and inequality of opportunity,…

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ACTU Member Connect Call Centre Organiser

June 4, 2003

ACTU Member Connect Call Centre has two positions currently available. If you are looking to…

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The Forging Of A Union Activist

June 1, 2003

Tas Bull’s life as an activist in the labour movement provides a window to Australia’s…

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OHS At Qantas: Invasion Of Privacy Is A Hard Pill To Swallow

June 1, 2003

In the July issue of “OHS At Qantas”. Qantas, its staff and their unions working…

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Wharfie Leader Dies

May 29, 2003

Tas Bull, former general secretary of the Waterside Workers’ Federation, died in his Sydney home…

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Australian Unions

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Mind Your Head

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Worksite

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OHS

Information and resources for health and safety representatives and workers about how to speak up at work for health and safety.
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Union Aid Abroad

Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA is the overseas aid and development agency of the ACTU. Our work aims to build self-reliance through support to educational and training projects for workers and their organisations in the developing world.
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