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Opening the door to better and higher paying jobs: banning unfair non-competes

Whether you’re a child care worker, a tradie or a receptionist, you should be able to take a better and higher paying job without being held back by a clause buried in a contract. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 7 September 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • The Hon Andrew Leigh MP

$6.9 million for Territory mobile TAFE projects brings training to regional and remote communities

Four new Mobile TAFE projects will deliver skills and training to directly to the next generation of workers in regional and remote communities in the Northern Territory.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 7 September 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • Senator the Hon Malarndirri McCarthy
  • Marion Scrymgour MP

Thousands of construction workers to get free qualifications under new national program

The Albanese Labor Government will help up to 6,000 experienced trade workers get free, nationally recognised qualifications that strengthen the workforce building the homes and infrastructure…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 5 September 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Steve Whan MP

Dandenong Employment Hub now open for local jobseekers

Today the Pathway to Employment Hub (the Hub) in Dandenong, Victoria is officially open. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 4 September 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Patrick Gorman MP
  • The Hon Julian Hill MP
  • The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
  • The Hon Gabrielle Williams MP
  • The Hon Melissa Horne MP

WA’s next generation of tradies tool up to build more homes

The foundations of Western Australia's future workforce are being laid, with 3,470 apprentices starting under the Albanese Labor Government’s Key Apprenticeship Program (KAP) housing construction…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 1 September 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Australian spirit to blossom this Wattle Day

As the first blooms of spring appear across the country, Australians are encouraged to come together on 1 September to celebrate National Wattle Day.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 1 September 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Patrick Gorman MP

Adult Learners Week celebrating our lifelong learning journey

This Adult Learners Week the Albanese Labor Government is encouraging all Australians to explore new opportunities and skills through lifelong learning. 

Release type: Media Release

Date: 1 September 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

National Skills Agreement report card underscores importance of investment in skills

Australia’s vocational education and training (VET) system continues to produce strong outcomes for learners and is better supporting Australians into areas of critical skills need, a new report…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 28 August 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Thousands of Australians answer the call to help shape the future of employment services

More than 4,000 Australians have put their hands up to help shape the future of employment services.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 27 August 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Grant applications now open for Australia Day 2027

Local councils, not-for-profits and community groups planning events for Australia Day 2027 can now apply for grant funding to support inclusive community events. 

Release type: Media Release

Date: 27 August 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Patrick Gorman MP

$5 million for WA Mobile TAFE projects brings training to remote communities

The Kimberley, Pilbara and Eastern Goldfields regions will have TAFE delivered to much closer to home thanks to two new mobile TAFE projects in Western Australia.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 26 August 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • Senator the Hon Malarndirri McCarthy
  • The Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson

Free TAFE targets in WA smashed by close to 400 per cent

New national Free TAFE data reveals that Western Australia has exceeded enrolment targets.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 26 August 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Patrick Gorman MP
  • The Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson

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