Politics & Economy
The Minister for Trade, Simon Crean, is celebrating a landmark agreement with the Association of South East Asian Nations (or...
The Federal Government today unveiled its new Industrial Relations laws effectively ending the era of Howard’s WorkChoices. This afternoon Julia...
Unions are concerned the Rudd Government will fail to scrap WorkChoices legislation as promised. Although the Government has abolished the...
Science & Environment
New polling by the AMWU shows workers’ support for climate change action depends on government support to create new jobs.
Social Justice
This week the Fair Pay Commission handed down it’s decision to increase the wages of our lowest paid workers by...
Kevin Rudd has announced the practical steps that will fulfill a major election promise: to abolish Work Choices. The new...
ATCU’s Sharon Burrows says that unions are not doing enough for indigenous workers. She’s attending a two day conference that...
Sex workers have suggested a new way to curb the exploitation of migrants – give international prostitutes – skilled worker...
Premier Anna Bligh led her first Labour Day march through Brisbane today. The theme of the march was “Your Rights...
Maydat celebrates the fight for workers to be able to limit their working hours to 8 each day. ACTU President...