The Fair Work Commission has agreed to a temporary increase in vehicle allowances from $1.01 cents a kilometre to $1.05 per kilometre, following an application led by Australian Unions, including the ...

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. Union Aid ...

Australian Unions are urging the Reserve Bank to rule out an interest rate hike when it meets next month after employment figures came in weaker than expected, with around 16,000 fewer jobs in July, ...

Millions of renters would see Australia’s standard rental lease doubled to two years and public housing lifted to 1 in 10 new homes built, under proposals unions will put to the Federal Government ...

Over the weekend, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called for an end to universal superannuation, a move which would put millions of workers at risk of poverty in retirement. Hanson’s call for an ...

Australian Unions welcome today’s agreement to secure the future of the Tomago aluminium smelter, saying it shows Australia can cut emissions, strengthen industry and protect regional jobs at the same ...

The ACTU Executive has appointed Melissa Donnelly, as the new Secretary-elect of the ACTU, replacing Sally McManus who will step down on 30 August after a decade leading the union movement. Melissa is ...

The ACTU, the peak body for Australian Unions, has announced it will transition to a new leadership team. ACTU Secretary, Sally McManus and President, Michele O’Neil have announced they will make way ...

Australian Unions welcome the Prime Minister’s announcement today of a new Fair Work Court to make it easier, faster and cheaper for workers to access justice and recover unpaid wages. The new court ...

Australian Unions have welcomed the Prime Minister’s creation of a new Office of AI within his department to develop a coordinated approach to dealing with the impacts of AI. Unions also support new ...

Australian Unions say today’s inflation figures – the final before the Fair Work Commission’s Annual Wage Review decision – strengthen the need for a 6% pay rise for 3 million of the country’s ...