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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E: media@actu.org.au
June 5, 2024
The leadership team of ACTU President Michele O’Neil, Secretary Sally McManus, Assistant Secretary Liam O’Brien and Assistant Secretary Joseph Mitchell were re-elected by the ACTU Congress today.
June 5, 2024
Unions at ACTU Congress are seeking strong emissions reduction targets as they focus on climate change as the driver of the future of work in Australia.
June 3, 2024
The ACTU welcomes the Fair Work Commission’s decision today to increase minimum and award wages by 3.75%, which will deliver a small real wage increase for 2.6 million workers.
June 3, 2024
Australian unions are campaigning to win ten days of paid leave so that workers can take time to deal with a range of reproductive health issues, such as IVF treatment and post-vasectomy recovery.
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.
