2,000 Queensland apprentices seize opportunity under Small Business Apprenticeship Pilot Program
The Albanese and Crisafulli Government's joint Small Business Apprenticeship Pilot Program has reached a major milestone, with 2,000 construction apprentices across Queensland now taking up the…
Bearings set for the next generation of seafarers
The Albanese Government’s landmark Maritime Skills and Training Initiative (MSTI).
Television interview - Sky News Newsday with Tom Connell
Subjects: Tax reform; Support for small businesses; Housing; Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026.
Enterprise bargaining delivering stronger wage growth for workers
New data reveals that enterprise agreements are delivering higher wage increases as the Albanese Labor Government’s reforms continue to help Australians earn more.
Graduate Outcomes Survey: Strong graduate employment, more people move between university and VET
Graduate rates of employment remained strong last year, while the barriers between university and vocational education continue to come down, according to the 2025 Graduate Outcomes Survey…
Value of VET goes beyond qualifications
New research has shown that even partial completion of Vocational Education and Training (VET) is delivering real outcomes for Australians, equipping people with practical, job‑ready skills that…
Press conference - Parliament House
Topics: Labour Force Data; Enterprise Bargaining; Cooperative Workplaces Legislation.
Australia’s job market remains resilient
The latest jobs data shows Australia’s labour market remains resilient, even as global economic pressures continue.
Australia’s Skillaroos ready for Global Skills Challenge in Wollongong
Team Australia’s Skillaroos will test their vocational skills against hundreds of international competitors at the Global Skills Challenge in Wollongong this week, as their preparations for the…
Doorstop interview - Parliament House
Topics: Increase to the minimum award wage and national minimum wage; Paid Parental Leave; One Nation.
Doorstop interview - Parliament House
Subjects: Employment Services Reform; GP Bulk Billing Rates; Tax Reform; Tax Cuts for Working Australians; Medicare Urgent Care Clinics; Paid Parental Leave; Avian Flu; Housing Australia.
Podcast interview with Libby Lyons - Regen Strategic's The Pulse Podcast
Subjects: Federal Budget 2026-27; Tax reform; Housing; Populist politics; One Nation; Stewardship in the Australian Public Service; State of the Service Report.