We reject the assumption that indoor protests are inherently unsafe. Staff and students have a long-standing record of cooperating with UTS to manage risks at protests, including ensuring access to buildings and emergency exits. A blanket ban is not a safety measure - it is an attempt to suppress dissent. Universities are meant to be places of free inquiry, challenge, and robust debate. Political protest has always been part of that tradition. UTS has legal and ethical responsibilities to protect freedom of political expression under: • The Higher Education Support Amendment (Freedom of Speech) Bill 2020 • The Enterprise Agreement between UTS staff and management • Implied rights of political communication under the Australian Constitution The current protest policy already allows UTS Security to manage risks appropriately. Clause 4.57, for example, enables the university to identify suitable spaces for demonstrations and implement safety plans. This balanced approach works. Replacing it with a prohibitive, one-size-fits-all ban threatens the ability of students and staff to protest openly and safely, and opens the door to arbitrary and punitive responses to any political expression inside university buildings. Students and staff will continue to protest when injustice occurs. But driving protest underground, or creating vague restrictions, makes it more dangerous for everyone. Cooperation is the safer approach. We stand for a UTS where safety and freedom of expression can coexist. We urge the university to work with, not against, the campus community to uphold these principles.

Public psychologists provide specialist assessment and treatment to people across the lifespan. We are essential for: 1. learning assessments, determining special school placements, behavioural consultancy, and mental health support in schools 2. developmental and autism diagnostic assessments in hospitals 3. mental health assessment and treatment for children, adolescents, adults, and older persons in hospital and the community 4. psychological and neuropsychological assessment and treatment in hospitals and community settings, for physical health and rehabilitation. 5. child protection and forensic assessments for children and young people where there is suspected abuse and/or neglect 6. forensic assessments in juvenile justice and adult corrections  7. psychological support for perinatal, infant, and child and youth community health  Imagine not having psychologists in the SA public sector to meet these critical needs!  South Australians don't deserve to miss out on specialist care. Instead, they are being forced to go without or to access psychological assessment or treatment from the private sector which we know is unaffordable for many.   Without our vital psychological services in the public sector, there will be even more pressure on the health, education, and child protection systems, and it places vulnerable children, adults, and families at further risk. There will be more children on wait lists for diagnostic assessments while missing out on important early intervention, and vulnerable adults will not have the care at the time they need it and fall into acute mental health crisis. SA cannot afford to increase ramping pressure or allow our children to fall behind.    SA psychologists feel privileged and honoured to serve the public; but now we ask for your assistance and support to keep our workforce strong and thriving so that we can continue to help you in the future.  Join the campaign. Sign the petition and let the SA Government know that you want them to respect psychologists and save public psychology. 

As unionists, we know that WorkCover is in need of reform. We also believe this is a moment where we can make greater changes to improve the safety of Victorian workers, address the root causes of these injuries and have a system that is responsive to their medical needs. These changes have hurt workers - sign the petition to call on the Victorian Government to reverse these changes.

The Tolosa Street Adult Mental Health Service facility provides a crucial service to the community by assisting Tasmanians with mental health conditions to build independent living skills and focus on their recovery, employing a range of health professionals including respite support workers, nurses, cleaners and social workers.

The brutal reality is PepsiCo made $2 billion in revenue and $106 million in profits in 2023 alone. Yet they refuse to share even crumbs with the workers who make their success possible.  South Australian workers who produce and package Doritos and Smith’s Chips are paid 12% less than their Queensland colleagues for doing the exact same work, and even though the product is the same price nationally. Same rate, each state - is that really too much to ask from a billion-dollar global empire? A level 3 worker would need to work for 740 YEARS to earn what global CEO Ramon Laguarta pockets in a single year, $49.3 million. Send a message to the PepsiCo CEO to end the greed and respect South Australian workers with a fair deal!

Living costs are still rising - and too many SACS workers are being forced to cut back, dip into savings, or delay essential expenses.  That’s why the ASU is putting forward a case for an 4.5% increase in 2025. And your support helps show just how urgently this is needed across our sector.  In the past few years alone, union members have campaigned for – and won – above-inflation increases for Award workers. These wins didn’t come from nowhere. They came from workers like you, standing together and demanding better.   But big business and the Coalition have made it clear: they don’t back wage increases for workers like you.   So once again, we’re taking a stand and making the case for a real pay rise.  In 2025, we’re pushing for a 4.5% pay rise.  Add your name to support a real pay rise.  Together, we’re winning better pay. 

Our recent cost-of-living survey showed what you already know: workers are under real pressure. Essentials like groceries, rent and fuel are taking a bigger bite out of household budgets.   This is why the Annual Wage Review matters.   In the past few years alone, union members have campaigned for – and won – above-inflation increases for Award workers. These wins didn’t come from nowhere. They came from workers like you, standing together and demanding better.  But big business and the Coalition have made it clear: they don’t back wage increases for workers like you.   So once again, we’re taking a stand and making the case for a real pay rise.  In 2025, we’re pushing for a 4.5% pay rise.  Add your name to support a real pay rise.  Together, we’re winning better pay.  Sign the petition for a 4.5% pay rise today.   

The university is undergoing a restructure, including significant cuts, that is opposed by the LTSU and is introducing another student body to weaken the union’s ability to oppose this. Elected representatives from “another student organisation” within the last two years are ineligible for a position on the new Student Council, preventing those who have already been elected by the student body to the LTSU or LTSA from running. Additionally, the Election Regulations allow the university to “remove candidates from the election process at any time at their own discretion”. The regulations also allow the university to “share information about individual candidates on the University website and/or social media”, purportedly to promote the election. Both of these policies could allow the university to influence the results of the election and have an influence in how the Student Council runs.  We, the undersigned, call on the university to cancel the formation of the Student Council as an attack on the LTSU and independent student organisation.

We need the Geelong and Bellarine community to send a strong message to Councillors, their representatives, that quality Council run aged care services matter! 

With a growing population and out-of-control hospital wait times, Queenslanders need better health services now. Delaying our hospital expansion program is a major betrayal by David Crisafulli’s LNP government, which was elected after promising no cuts to health and to deliver projects on time. These hospital projects are currently being built by local workers employed by reputable Queensland construction firms.   But the LNP want to delay the build so they can bring in southern subcontractors to do it on the cheap. This uncertainty is killing productivity on projects that should be well underway. Queensland construction workers are calling on the Crisafulli LNP government to commit to funding the hospital expansion program. ““The LNP must stop playing politics with our hospitals. Get out of the way and let us build. Redcliffe is my hometown, and the whole Moreton Bay community needs this hospital.” Damo, Redcliffe Hospital expansion project.” “"FNQ is in desperate need of upgraded health services. Our hospitals are at capacity. We need buildings, not politics." Jared, Cairns construction worker” ““Our health system is in crisis. I pulled a sciatic nerve about a month ago and I sat in the waiting room in a wheelchair for over 7 hours.” Lance, Townsville University Hospital expansion project.” ““Toowoomba Hospital currently is held together with zip ties and sticky tape. My partner works in that hospital as a nurse, we’re about to birth our child in that hospital, and it’s not up to scratch.” Matty, new Toowoomba Hospital project.” ““The Olympics is not that important. Hospitals are important. Townsville is supposed to be the capital of North Queensland but we’re not feeling the love from the government.” Jodie, Townsville University Hospital expansion project.” ““All my family are here, and our elders are at the age where they’re in desperate need of special treatment. This hospital is really important to my family and the local community.” Rodney, Mackay Hospital expansion project.” It’s not too late. Sign our petition to help us build these hospitals for our communities. 

Off the back of strike action last year, Nine management committed to engage in discussions about freelance rates and conditions with MEAA representatives. Despite this commitment, Nine management have made few tangible changes to their existing terms of engagement for freelance contributors, and have ignored members calls to implement fair rates, annual increases, and a signed agreement. Freelancers are the lowest paid and most insecurely employed workers in the media industry, and the business models of major publications are becoming increasingly reliant on exploitation of these workers. We must demand fair freelance rates and conditions if we are to ensure a future for quality journalism.

For too long, local government ECEC workers have been underpaid. Now, we have a chance to fix this, but only if councils take the necessary steps.  ASU members fought to make sure local government ECEC workers were included in this funding, and we won. Now, we need to make sure every eligible worker receives it.  That’s why we’re calling on all local government ECEC workers to demand their councils apply for the funding and put the required workplace instrument in place.  Sign the petition today to tell your council: ECEC workers deserve their pay rise!  We, the undersigned, call on our employer to apply for the Commonwealth Government’s Worker Retention Payment and amend our workplace agreement to ensure these pay rises are delivered.  We endorse the ASU to act on our behalf in securing this outcome and ensuring that no eligible worker is left behind.  Sign now and stand with your fellow ECEC workers for fair pay!