Published: 04/03/2022
Category: Member Benefits
Published: 04/03/2022
Category: Member Benefits
Our nurses and midwives have been pushing themselves beyond the limit from the start of the pandemic and haven’t seen a single pay rise. They ralled in NSW in Februrary.

Welcome to the March edition of the Member Benefits newsletter. We’ve got an update on the household comfort report from Me, investment tips from Partnervest and heaps more.

We’re also giving away 10 double passes to see the new film Morbius.


Australian households face mixed picture, with long-term outlook gloomy

According to ME Bank’s 10th anniversary edition of ME’s Household Financial Comfort Report which quantifies how comfortable Australian households feel about their financial situation, many households have a gloomy outlook, with one in three predicting negative long-term impacts to their financial situation due to COVID-19.

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Providing free early childhood education and childcare is vital for the economic recovery

In July 2020, Australian Unions released our plan for National Economic Reconstruction. The first part of that plan was the provision of appropriately funded, free childcare.

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The Lessons of Facebook’s (now Meta) Problems for Building Wealth

Anyone with an eye on financial markets would not have missed the shockwave that occurred when Meta Platforms (previously Facebook), (NASDAQ: FB) stock suffered a serious decline due to lower customer engagement figures and declining advertising revenue projections.

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Only payday super will stop workers from being short-changed

Just a few short months after ISA’s unpaid super seminar, ATO Commissioner Chris Jordan has conceded that only payday super will stop workers from being short-changed.

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Selling an investment property? Here’s what you need to know about capital gains tax

Are you thinking of selling your investment property and want to understand capital gains tax? If so, read this article to find out what IFSs financial planning expert Craig Sankey thinks, and read through some other scenarios to help you with tax planning.

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Introducing Union Shopper

The ACTU is proud to endorse Union Shopper. Union Shopper is 100% union owned and has been operating for over 45 years with an all benefit to members ethos.

Find out more about Union Shopper


Have you subscribed to On The Job yet?

‘On the Job’ is a podcast all about making your work life better. 

Join hosts Francis Leach and Sally Rugg as they chat to people from all walks of life about all things work. From the tough realities of the gig economy to the politics of wearing double denim on a causal Friday (please don’t) – nothing is off-limits. 

Subscribe on Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts or here


Want a job with a union?

There are some excellent union roles currently listed on the ACTU Job Vacancies web page.  A variety of positions are available, from organisers to industrial officers, educators and lots more.

So if you’re in the market for a great union role why not check out what’s on offer today?

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WIN one of 10 double passes to see Morbius

One of the most compelling and conflicted characters in Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters comes to the big screen as Oscar® winner Jared Leto transforms into the enigmatic antihero Michael Morbius. Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius attempts a desperate gamble. While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. Will good override evil – or will Morbius succumb to his mysterious new urges? 

Starring Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, Al Madrigal, and Tyrese Gibson. Directed by Daniel Espinosa. Based on the Marvel Comics .

Only in Cinemas, March 31.


#Morbius 

Watch the trailer from YouTube: https://youtu.be/HZA2STLOHvo 

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To enter the draw, simply email [email protected] with your name, address, union name and membership number before close of business Friday 25th March 2022.

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Member Benefits Update March 2022

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