Key facts
- Melissa Donnelly has been elected as the new head of Australia's trade union movement.
- Melissa Donnelly succeeds Sally McManus.
- Donnelly previously served as the national secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union.
- Donnelly will lead the Australian Council of Trade Unions.
Melissa Donnelly has been elected as the new head of Australia's trade union movement. She succeeds Sally McManus in this role. Donnelly previously served as the national secretary of the Community and Public Sector Union. In her new capacity, she will lead the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). This transition signifies a change in leadership for the country's peak union body.