Michele O'Neil Profile picture
President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)
Oct 7, 2020 7 tweets 2 min read
Let’s talk about women and this Budget. We know that women have been disproportionately affected by the recession. You’d imagine the Gov would be concerned about this and looking to pour big money into helping women. But here’s what they’ve delivered instead. #crediblewomen (1/7) There’s $240 million set aside to be spent on women’s economic security.

Sounds big.

But that’s half as much as is being spent on a new computer system for Services Australia. (2/7)
Sep 7, 2020 6 tweets 1 min read
Ok, that’s it. I’ve had enough of the Government spreading misinformation about super to further their ideological attacks on your retirement savings. Here are some of the most common false arguments I've seen, and the truths that you deserve to know: 1.“Young people should be able to use super to buy a home.”
Nonsensical. This would just push up the price of housing & leave young people worse off in retirement. Convenient that most politicians won’t be around by then to be held responsible for such dangerous policymaking.
Aug 18, 2020 7 tweets 2 min read
I want to talk about the fact that this Government is using the cover of coronavirus to attack your super. Although they’re saying this attack is a response to the recession, the truth is they have had this planned for a very long time: smh.com.au/politics/feder…