Microsoft Australia and the Australian Council of Trade Unions have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Framework Agreement that sets a new benchmark for workers’ rights in the tech sector.

Australian Unions welcome today’s release of the independent review of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (SRC Act) and urge the Albanese Government to act on the report’s ...

Australian Unions welcome today’s announcement by the Albanese Government of $28.5 million in funding to extend the Advancing Gender Equality in Gender Segregated Industries program for another two ...

Australian Unions welcome today’s announcement of the Australian AI Safety Institute, calling it a critical step toward ensuring Australia has a pro-worker, pro-jobs and pro-growth adoption of ...

Australian Unions will today call for an urgent overhaul of national asbestos health and safety laws to force employers to remove asbestos-containing materials from Australian workplaces, including ...

1 in 5 Australian workers sustained a mental health injury in the last year, according to new data released by the ACTU today. Australian workers experienced unacceptably high levels of burn-out, ...

Today’s figures show the labour market is continuing to generate more secure jobs, which is essential for workers, their families and communities.

The first-ever National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) confirms the severe cost and danger for Australian workers of the climate crisis and the need for emissions to be rapidly brought down. On our ...

Australian Unions are continuing to pursue regulatory guardrails to steer the future roll-out of Artificial Intelligence in workplaces. The ACTU today hosted a symposium on Artificial Intelligence in ...

Australian Unions welcome today’s news that jobs and wages are continuing to rise with a strong lift in both employment and pay for women. New ABS data released today shows the gender pay gap is at a ...

Australians would benefit from a shorter working week – including a four-day model – under a proposal that unions will take to next week’s Economic Reform Roundtable. The ACTU will argue that workers ...