Australian Unions do not believe that Peter Dutton’s comment provides any real guarantee that labour hire workers’ wage increases are safe, given his strong track record. Peter Dutton has advised the ...

Australian Unions will pursue a wage claim of 4.5 per cent in the upcoming Annual Wage Review. The ACTU’s claim will increase the minimum wage to $25.18 per hour, lifting the annual full-time rate by ...

The measures Prime Minister Albanese announced today highlight the importance of protecting workers’ livelihoods amid global uncertainty.

Despite grocery prices growing at twice the rate of workers’ wages, Opposition Leader, Peter Dutton, sided with the major supermarkets and last year refused to back Labor’s legislation that would have ...

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. The 4.5 percent claim directly ...

The ACTU strongly supports new measures outlined today that will make it unlawful for supermarkets to price gouge consumers. The Albanese Government has committed to banning price gouging by ...

Seventy per cent of the new jobs created under Labor to be cut by Dutton are not based in Canberra. This will compromise the nation’s ability to combat fire and flood emergencies, support veterans and ...

There are more workers on collective agreements who are now getting better pay rises due to the recent IR reforms that have improved collective bargaining, according to new data released today. There ...