Read current and past media statements from the ACTU.
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All ACTU media enquiries should be directed to ACTU Media team:
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May 28, 2024
The ACTU welcomes the appointment of Dr. Iain Ross AO as Chair of the Net Zero Economy Authority.
May 22, 2024
The ACTU reiterates its call for a 5% increase in minimum and award wages, along with an additional interim increase of at least 4% for workers in key feminised occupations, ahead of the Fair Work Commission’s Annual Wage Review hearing in Sydney today.
May 21, 2024
Unions will be calling for a worker-centred approach to the adoption and regulation of AI across the economy at today’s Senate Select Committee hearing on Adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI).
May 20, 2024
Today the ACTU lodged its submission to the Fair Work Commission on the right to disconnect being incorporated into modern awards.
May 16, 2024
Peter Dutton has outlined the future for working people under a Coalition Government – more insecure work, reversing improvements in workplace laws that are delivering wage increases, and leaving workers poorer in retirement.
May 16, 2024
Unions welcome the passage of new safety legislation by the Parliament to improve safety standards for offshore oil and gas workers.
May 16, 2024
The ACTU is calling on Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to rule out any changes to industrial relations laws in his budget reply speech tonight.
May 15, 2024
The ACTU welcomes today’s Wage Price Index data by the ABS which showed that real wages have grown by as much in the past year as under nearly a decade of Coalition Government.
May 14, 2024
The Labor Government’s 2024 Budget is a good budget for working people, with wages forecast to rise, commitments to pay increases in the care economy, cost-of-living support on top of the July 1 tax cuts, and a historic commitment to the jobs we need, including manufacturing jobs in Australia, the ACTU said tonight.
May 13, 2024
The ACTU has today welcomed the Federal Government’s support for wage rises for workers in aged care and early childhood education, as well as funding for superannuation for workers on paid parental leave.