Policies, Publications & Submissions: 2023

NTGC – what to do? ACTU Submission to the Safe Work Australia Non-Threshold Genotoxic Carcinogens – Public Survey

Media Release - September 8, 2023

RecommendationsThe ACTU recommends that a policy framework be developed, like that used for review of…

Read More

Inquiry into the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)

Media Release - August 18, 2023

The ACTU has heeded the call from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples for the…

Read More

National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry Bill August 2023

Media Release - August 14, 2023

The ACTU and affiliates welcome the establishment of a National Occupational Respiratory Disease Registry. The…

Read More

Making Multinationals Pay Their Fair Share

Media Release - July 21, 2023

The ACTU welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to this inquiry of the Senate…

Read More

Migration Amendment (Strengthening Employer Compliance) Bill 2023

Media Release - July 21, 2023

The ACTU welcomes the opportunity to make a submission on the Migration Amendment (Strengthening Employer…

Read More

JobKeeper: Flawed but necessary

Media Release - July 14, 2023

As the voice for Australian workers, the ACTU and the Australian union movement advocated strongly…

Read More

Submission to the Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee on the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment (Closing the Gender Pay Gap) Bill 2023 

Media Release - July 11, 2023

Since its formation in 1927, the ACTU has been the peak trade union body in…

Read More

Submission to the Inquiry into the potential impacts of the Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave Scheme on small businesses and their employees 

Media Release - July 11, 2023

There has been a national Paid Parental Leave scheme (PPL scheme) for people who meet…

Read More

Submission to the Standing Senate Committees on Community Affairs on the Paid Parental Leave Amendment (Improvements for Families and Gender Equality) Bill 2022  

Media Release - July 11, 2023

The ACTU welcomes the opportunity to make a submission on the Paid Parental Leave Amendment…

Read More

Power to Prevent Joint Statement – Time for Equal Access in Discrimination Claims

Media Release - July 11, 2023

Time for equal access in discrimination claimsWe all deserve to be safe at work and…

Read More

The ACTU Network

Australian Unions

Whether you want to join a union, take action in campaigns, or make the most of the benefits of being a union member, Australian Unions is the place to go for information and resources.
Visit Australian Unions

Mind Your Head

We’re taking action to protect workplace mental health.
Visit Mind Your Head

Worksite

Your rights at work for students and for people entering the workforce for the first time.
Visit Worksite

OHS

Information and resources for health and safety representatives and workers about how to speak up at work for health and safety.
Visit OHS

Union Aid Abroad

Union Aid Abroad-APHEDA is the overseas aid and development agency of the ACTU. Our work aims to build self-reliance through support to educational and training projects for workers and their organisations in the developing world.
Visit Union Aid Abroad

ACTU National Union Directory

Find who you are looking for from the who’s who of the union movement.
Visit the ACTU National Union Dictionary
Australian Council of Trade Unions

Representing Australian workers and their families.

Copyright © 2023 Australian Council of Trade Unions

Authorised by Sally McManus, Australian Council of Trade Unions, Melbourne.

ABN: 67 175 982 800
RTO: 4141


Privacy policy


Terms of Use – Australian Unions Social Media

Australian Unions/The Australian Council of Trade Unions acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land, and we pay our respect to their Elders, past and present. Australian Unions/The Australian Council of Trade Unions supports the call of First Nations peoples for a Voice to Parliament to be enshrined in the Constitution.