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Apartment rents now cost more than half a typical worker’s take-home pay in all Australian capital cities, report finds

Advocacy group says rents have been ‘running away for years’ and warns of widespread housing stress

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23

'Got our own plans': treasurer demolishes housing push

The ACTU has called for a rise in the number of public houses built in its next policy fight, but the treasurer is confident the right settings are in place.

AAP · Aug 18

The PM called Sally McManus a giant of the labour movement. Now she just wants to go birding

After securing wage rises for low-paid workers, weathering death threats and working with three PMs – the ACTU secretary is ready for a break

The Guardian - AU · Aug 16

New Victorian premier Ben Carroll says ‘I will do things differently’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jul 27

ACTU boss backs Wambo workers amid pay stoush lockout

The ACTU is calling for changes to the laws that allow companies to lockout workers without pay.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 22

Extra annual leave, roster 'justice' urged for workers

Unions are pushing for workers to get five weeks of annual leave and an overhaul of how rosters are managed, as workers "suffer" from unfair conditions.

AAP · Apr 30

Labor luminary takes aim at housing tax breaks

Tax concessions for property investors are driving inequality and should be wound back, one of the key architects of the Hawke-Keating reforms says.

AAP · Feb 22

Unions demand new health and safety laws after heatwave

A record-breaking heatwave has prompted calls for stronger laws protecting workers to reflect the dangers of a warming climate.

AAP · Feb 3

Unions call for capital gains rethink as approvals fall

Choppy progress on housing supply is hurting affordability, as calls mount for tax reform to take some heat out of property demand.

AAP · Feb 3

Alarm sounds on ignoring deadly climate workplace risks

Climate change puts workers at huge risk, politicians have been told by nurses that treated mass thunderstorm asthma and firies who tackled Black Summer blazes.

AAP · Nov 4, 2025