Media Releases Year: 2025


Recent Media Releases

FDV Royal commission report highlights need for crucial workplace reforms

19/08/2025

SA Unions welcome the release of the Royal Commission’s report into Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence. The report highlights the pervasive nature of gendered violence across South Australia and outlines crucial recommendations to address it.

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Unions Call for Action on (un)Equal Pay Day as SA Gender Pay Gap Worsens

19/08/2025

On (un)Equal Pay Day, SA Unions are calling for immediate action from employers and government to close the gender wage gap, which has worsened in South Australian during the term of this government. (un)Equal Pay Day marks the 50 extra days that women in Australia would need to work to a year to earn the same as the average for men.

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SA Unions Statement on Gaza

18/08/2025

The South Australian Union movement is a movement of peace and solidarity. In line with…

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Unions call for action: Highest ever workplace deaths, recorded this year.

14/07/2025

26 South Australians lost their lives at work during the 2024-25 financial year. This tragic figure is the highest ever on record, underscoring an urgent and unacceptable failure in workplace safety that demands immediate and enhanced preventative measures across all industries.

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Whyalla Steelworks Sale Opens Today: Our Community’s Future at Stake

24/06/2025

Whyalla Steelworks Sale Opens Today: Our Community’s Future at Stake

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MILLIONS OF AUSTRALIAN WORKERS TO GET A 3.5% PAY RISE ON 1 JULY

03/06/2025

Effective from 1 July 2025, minimum and Modern Award wages will surge by 3.5%, delivering a crucial $35.05 weekly boost to minimum wage earners, lifting their pay to $947.95 per week, an annual pay boost of $1666 if working on a full-time basis.

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South Australian workers would be $8,000 worse off today if Peter Dutton had his way

11/04/2025

Australian Unions have released a new report outlining how workers would be $8,000 worse off by now, if Peter Dutton had achieved his goal of blocking the Government’s major reforms to get wages moving.

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Young Workers at Risk: SA Unions & EML Group Launch Young Workers’ EDUCATION to Tackle Alarming Workplace Injury Rates

09/04/2025

SA Unions is launching SA Young Workers in response to a disturbing rise in workplace injuries among young South Australians. In partnership with EML Group, a leading manager of personal injury claims, the centre will focus on equipping young workers with the knowledge and support they need to stay safe at work—before they get hurt.

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SA UNIONS WELCOME MAJOR INVESTMENT IN WHYALLA & FUTURE OF STEEL MANUFACTURING

20/02/2025

20/02/25 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SA Unions welcomes today’s landmark announcement by the Albanese and…

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New data reveals over 85,000 South Australians at risk of penalty rate cuts

11/02/2025

New data from the ACTU reveals that over 85,000 South Australian workers could be impacted…

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