Bill Kelty
AustraliapoliticianMaleb. 19415.4Global Dominance: 0.01%Bill Kelty is a former leader of the Australian Council of Trade Unions and a prominent figure in Australian labor politics, known for his influential role during the Hawke-Keating era and for his critical commentary on contemporary Labor governments.
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Bill Kelty was the former ACTU leader who was appointed secretary at the age of 35 in 1983.
The 44-year-old working mother soon to lead the union movementAustralia· 2026-08-10
Bill Kelty criticized recent Australian governments for high taxes and spending during a parliamentary inquiry.
Our political aspirants need to cut out the silly business, it’s serious economic times – Simon Bridges
New Zealand· 2026-07-30
She was arguably the most politically effective ACTU secretary since Bill Kelty.
The legacy of the outgoing ACTU secretary and her impact on Australian industrial relationsAustralia· 2026-07-27
Bill Kelty spoke about Australia's long-run economic problems and the need for collective responsibility.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese barely mentions the Liberals – here’s whyAustralia· 2026-07-26
Kelty delivered a stark assessment of Australia’s economic condition, warning about falling productivity.
Why the party’s focus on unity and silencing dissent could become a long-term political liabilityAustralia· 2026-07-25
Bill Kelty stated that the tax system is terrible for young people and needs to change.
General Chalmers gathers the troops for a new tax warAustralia· 2026-02-24
On Monday, Labor doyen Bill Kelty said the current income tax system and its top marginal rate of 47 per cent were hurting young Australians.
Treasury admits changes would help first home buyersAustralia· 2026-02-24
Bill Kelty is a key economic advisor to Bob Hawke and is involved in the Senate inquiry.
Top economists join forces to back capital gains tax changesAustralia· 2026-02-19
Albanese heard a version of this critique in his first term from Labor’s old economic reform guard in Paul Keating and Bill Kelty.
Labor can win a parliamentary vote on female MPs aloneAustralia· 2025-11-14
Bill Kelty decided to introduce the 'superannuation guarantee' mainly to give ordinary workers something better than the age pension.
Nation may be on its way to moving from a global debtor to a global creditorAustralia· 2025-09-14
Bill Kelty is recognized as a joint brainchild of universal super along with Paul Keating.
Labor must seize the moment at productivity roundtableAustralia· 2025-07-02
Bill Kelty, a titan of the labour movement, says the entire notion of the Left as an ideological force within Labor no longer makes sense.
Albanese, Wong, Plibersek backing Trump’s Iran strikes breaks from old guardAustralia· 2025-06-26
Bill Kelty is one of the joint architects of the compulsory super system.
With this much power, Anthony Albanese can think big. But here’s why he won’t.Australia· 2025-05-23
Bill Kelty is a retired union boss who has publicly questioned Albanese's government's priorities.
Inside Anthony Albanese’s mission to make Labor a long-term option for AustraliaAustralia· 2025-04-11
Bill Kelty, ACTU leader and confidant of Keating, supported the need for government action on the jobs market.
RBA archive documents reveal inside story of 1990s recessionAustralia· 2025-04-09
Hawke-Keating-era legend Bill Kelty argues in a Quarterly Essay this month.
Exclusive interview with Anthony AlbaneseAustralia· 2025-03-31
