McManus and O'Neil step down from ACTU after eight-year tenure

ACTU secretary Sally McManus and president Michele O'Neil have announced they will step down, ending an eight-year partnership — the first all-female leadership team in the peak union body's 99-year history. McManus departs in August 2026; O'Neil leaves before year's end. The pair delivered right to disconnect laws, wage theft criminalisation and gig economy minimum standards.