Media Releases Year: 2022


Recent Media Releases

SafeWork review must return a strong ‘cop on the beat’ for workers

22/09/2022

Today the State Government has announced the appointment of John Merritt as the independent reviewer into SafeWork SA.

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SA workers left behind as share of GDP hits lowest on record

17/09/2022

South Australia’s economic performance continues to be robust, while workers continue to be left behind. 

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Covid leave payments must continue

14/09/2022

Today the National Cabinet agreed to extend the Pandemic Leave Disaster Payments for as long as there are mandatory isolation requirements in all States and Territories.

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SA bill to give parliament privatisation veto powers

11/09/2022

The Labor Government’s support for The State Assets (Privatisation Restrictions) Bill 2022 in the legislative council last week paves the way for its passage through the lower house. 

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Multi-employer bargaining an important tool to address skills shortages

06/09/2022

The Federal Government has announced plans to move ahead on giving workers and businesses greater flexibility to negotiate fairer and more competitive pay agreements across multiple employers.

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SA Unions fight $41 a week pay rise in SA state wage case

22/08/2022

SA Unions have lodged South Australia’s state wage case with the South Australian Employment Tribunal (SAET).The state wage case determines the minimum wage ‘safety net’ for employees in the state industrial system (particularly state Public Sector and Local Government employees).

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SafeWork SA needs more inspection funding to prevent incident

17/08/2022

In the same week, two horrific South Australian workplace incidents have come to light, because of SafeWork SA prosecutions (see below).

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Adelaide’s inflation rate more than double current wage growth

17/08/2022

Wage growth has flatlined, rising by only 0.07 per cent to 2.6 per cent, less than half the rate of Adelaide’s local inflation rate of 6.4 per cent, according to data released by the ABS Wednesday morning.

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Govt must instruct RBA to prioritise full and secure employment

11/08/2022

Full and secure employment should be the top macro-economic tool of the federal government according to Australian Unions in a new paper released yesterday ahead of the Jobs summit in early September.

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Workers will overwhelm health system unless pandemic payment restored

07/07/2022

The Federal government is under increasing pressure to restore the Pandemic Leave Disaster payment. Unions have been strongly advocating for the payment’s reintroduction with the Federal Government.

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