Australian Unions have welcomed today’s announcement of Mining and Energy Union General President, Tony Maher as the new Chair of Safe Work Australia.

The ACTU today warns that a pre-election wish list by the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) will restore the wage cutting schemes used by companies like BHP and Qantas to reduce ...

With the federal election fast approaching, working people deserve clarity from all major parties on whether they support the Australian Retailers Association’s application to the Fair Work Commission ...

The ACTU commends the outgoing Assistant Treasurer on a career dedicated to improving the working and retirement lives of Australians.

The ACTU has fought for and won decades of wage increases through the award system and campaigns in the field, safer workplaces, greater equality for women, improvements in working hours, entitlements ...

Today’s inflation figures offer a green light for the Reserve Bank of Australia to reduce the cash rate at their meeting in February.

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. With the federal election fast ...

An extra 20,100 early educators are set to receive the first stage of a 15 percent pay rise under the Albanese Government’s wage justice for early educators’ reforms.

The ACTU warns that today’s proposal by Australia’s largest retailers to abolish penalty rates and cut minimum conditions for supermarket employees risks hurting some of Australia’s lowest-paid ...

Australian Unions have welcomed today’s announcement by the Prime Minister that the Federal Government has secured new school funding agreements with Victoria and South Australia.