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RBA rate hike won’t influence Trump – but it will punish working people

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RBA rate hike won’t influence Trump – but it will punish working people [ACTU] 06-05-2026


Pilbara Aboriginal Strike anniversary recognises maritime impact [The DCN] 04-05-2026


Queensland FSU sweeps Labour Day Awards [FSU] 03-05-2026


Queensland Justice served by historic industrial manslaughter penalty [MEU] 03-05-2026


Call for biggest workplace change in 50yrs [Newswire] 01-05-2026



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Queensland Schools for our future inquiry travels to Queensland 2026-05-06 [AEU]

RBA rate hike won’t influence Trump – but it will punish working people 2026-05-06 [ACTU]

Queensland Trains are running reduced services from today. Here's what you need to know 2026-05-05 [ABC]

Queensland Wage war pushes train schedules to brink as transport unions gang up on Queensland Rail 2026-05-05 [News.com.au]

New South Wales Unions mobilise on May Day for rights on the job, peace 2026-05-05 [Green Left Weekly]

Australian Capital Territory Public school teachers back industrial action 2026-05-04 [Region]

Pilbara Aboriginal Strike anniversary recognises maritime impact 2026-05-04 [The DCN]

Victoria Council workers gear up for strike over pay 2026-05-04 [Green Left Weekly]

Victoria Council Workers Strike! ASU Mass Rally 2026-05-04 [Green Left Weekly]

Union urges super funds to probe mooted aviation firefighting sale 2026-05-04 [Australian Aviation]

No criminal charges despite $49.5m wage theft blitz 2026-05-04 [AAP]

Victoria Teachers suspend half-day strikes but industrial action remains as pay talks continue 2026-05-04 [ABC]

‘Antiquated, unfair, confusing, and unnecessary’: Unions slam employment standards 2026-05-04 [HR Leader]

G8 Education closures: UWU standing by affected workers 2026-05-03 [UWU]

Bullying, harassment or discrimination – what’s the difference? 2026-05-03 [UWU]

Blame games distract from what’s really impacting costs for patients 2026-05-03 [AMA]

Better support needed for vitally important international medical graduates 2026-05-03 [AMA]

Tighter regulatory controls of nicotine pouches needed to avoid harm 2026-05-03 [AMA]

USA Safety delegation to the USA 2026-05-03 [ETU]

ETU Members are dealing with the worst of the fuel crisi 2026-05-03 [ETU]

Western Australia Big Sister WA Launch 2026-05-03 [ETU]

Apprentice of the Year Takes on Canberra 2026-05-03 [ETU]

BHP finally discovers direct employment works 2026-05-03 [MEU]

Queensland Justice served by historic industrial manslaughter penalty 2026-05-03 [MEU]

Public servants are the forgotten heroes of Australia 2026-05-03 [CPSU]

Voluntary redundancies hit national security agency 2026-05-03 [CPSU]

ANMF condemns disruption to Welcome to Country at ANZAC Day ceremony 2026-05-03 [ANMF]

Victoria Schools for our future inquiry visits Victoria 2026-05-03 [AEU]

Tasmania Rockliff government's $45 million TasTAFE cuts an attack on Tasmania’s future 2026-05-03 [AEU]

Queensland FSU sweeps Labour Day Awards 2026-05-03 [FSU]

Reduced working hours critcal for workers and their families 2026-05-01 [ACTU]

Queensland Rail service slashes weekday trains during union fight 2026-05-01 [AAP]

Call for biggest workplace change in 50yrs 2026-05-01 [Newswire]

Higher wages, vehicle allowances needed given shock inflation figures, unions say 2026-04-30 [HR Leader]

Country Just Entrenched Lower Wages for Young Workers 2026-04-29 [Jacobin]

Offshore Safety laws must be strengthened 2026-04-29 [MUA]

Unions and Employee Groups Front Employment Committee on Workers’ Entitlements 2026-04-29 [The National Tribune]

Queensland Rail union announces rolling strikes after pay negotiations fail 2026-04-28 [9 News]

HSU urges government to support aged-care workers amid $3bn sector injection 2026-04-28 [HR Leader]

Victoria A Feminist Tour of Trades Hall 2026-04-28 [PSI]

Will we see you there this Labour Day? 2026-04-27 [FSU]

Will we see you there this Labour Day? 2026-04-27 [FSU]

WIN! Management attempts (and fails) to move member on after 14 years’ service 2026-04-27 [FSU]

A balancing act: How Paul Ferrari rose to the top as a proud unionist 2026-04-27 [FSU]

How many jobs must go before Federal Government wakes up to AI reality? 2026-04-27 [FSU]

‘The lifeblood of this country’: Finance workers support the right to protest 2026-04-27 [FSU]

Victoria Council workers to walk off job 2026-04-27 [The Star Weekly]

Workers’ huge call after eight deaths 2026-04-27 [Newswire]

Australians urged to “Have the Jab Chat” with their GP to help cut through vaccine misinformation 2026-04-26 [AMA]

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This month in labour history

1-05-1946 Eight hundred Aboriginal workers walk-off twenty-seven sheep stations in Western Australia, beginning the Pilbara strike that lasts until 1949. [more]

3-05-1927 The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is founded [more]

15-05-1905 The Merchant Service Guild of Australasia became the first trade union to be registered under the Australian Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904 [more]

16-05-1891 Henry Lawson's poem 'Freedom on the Wallaby', written during the great sheep shearers' strike, is published in The Worker newspaper. [more]