Interview- ABC News Breakfast with Lisa Millar

Subjects: Tina Turner, Creative Australia legislation introduction, The Wiggles performing at Parliament, energy bill relief, closing the labour hire loophole, PwC.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 25 May 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Doorstop - Parliament House Canberra

Subjects: The greatest pub rock band in the entire Parliament playing with The Wiggles, Energy bills, closing the labour hire loophole, Tina Turner.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 25 May 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Interview - Sky News AM Agenda with Laura Jayes

Subjects: Gig economy, closing the labour hire loophole, Qantas record profit, workplace flexibility, performing with The Wiggles and Jimmy Barnes.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 24 May 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Interview - 2GB Breakfast with Ben Fordham

Subjects: Closing the labour hire loophole, Gig economy; Work for the Dole.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 24 May 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Australians enrolling in Fee-Free TAFE in droves

The Albanese Government has supported almost 150,000 Australians to enrol in Fee-Free TAFE already this year, marking the start of a once in a generation reform of the TAFE and Vocational…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 23 May 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Interview - Sky News Sunday Agenda with Andrew Clennell

Subjects: Voice to Parliament referendum, wages, inflation, Closing the labour hire loophole, small business, multi-employer bargaining, Indigenous art, Quad meeting, Albanese government one year in…

Release type: Transcript

Date: 21 May 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Communique of meeting of Federal, State and Territory Skills Ministers

Federal, State and Territory Skills and Training Ministers met in Darwin to progress negotiations towards a new National Skills Agreement (NSA) to support a modern and responsive skills sector.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 19 May 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Blair Boyer MP
  • The Hon Tim Crakanthorp MP
  • The Hon Felix Ellis MP
  • The Hon Di Farmer MP
  • The Hon Paul Kirby MLA
  • The Hon Simone McGurk MLA
  • The Hon Chris Steel MLA
  • The Hon Gayle Tierney MLC

Fee Free TAFE saving Territorians thousands

Students are thousands of dollars better off due to Fee-Free TAFE, which is removing cost barriers and helping Territorians get the skills they need to access well-paid and secure jobs.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 19 May 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Paul Kirby MLA
  • Luke Gosling OAM, MP

Media conference - Cessnock, NSW

Subjects: Closing the labour hire loophole, record employment figures, inflation impacts, migration policies, skills shortages, vocational training. 

Release type: Transcript

Date: 18 May 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

New ABS Labour Force Figures

The number of Australians in work remains at record highs – with female employment surging, according to the latest ABS Labour Force Figures. 

Release type: Media Release

Date: 18 May 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Interview - ABC RN Breakfast

Subjects: Fair Work Commission review, wage rates, APY Art Centre Collective allegations, US President Joe Biden.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 18 May 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Stronger wages growth under Labor

New numbers today show more sustained and stronger wages growth under the Albanese Labor Government.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 17 May 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

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