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Bearings set for the next generation of seafarers

The Albanese Government’s landmark Maritime Skills and Training Initiative (MSTI).

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 29 June 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Catherine King MP
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

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.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 29 June 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

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…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 26 June 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

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…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 26 June 2026

Ministers:

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

Australia’s job market remains resilient

The latest jobs data shows Australia’s labour market remains resilient, even as global economic pressures continue.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 25 June 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

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…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 24 June 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Strengthening the Impact Analysis Framework

The Albanese Government will improve the Impact Analysis Framework to better ensure advice to Government is informed by the best available analysis and evidence.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 17 June 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Patrick Gorman MP

25,000 New housing construction apprentices get their start with government's $10,000 incentive

More than 25,000 Australians have already started an apprenticeship in housing construction in just ten months, thanks to the Albanese Labor Government’s $10,000 Key Apprenticeship Program,…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 3 June 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Clare O'Neil MP

Reforms to bolster the Fair Work Commission

The Albanese Government has introduced legislation to enable the Fair Work Commission to more effectively perform its vital functions in the context of increased…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 3 June 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Award and minimum wage workers to receive at least 4.75% pay increase

The Fair Work Commission handed down the 2026 Annual Wage Review decision today, increasing modern award wages by 4.75 per cent and the National Minimum Wage by 6 per cent from 1 July this year.…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 2 June 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP

Professor Barney Glover to head ATEC

Professor Barney Glover has been appointed the Chief Commissioner of the Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC).

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 28 May 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Ending one-size-fits-all employment services

The Albanese Labor Government is embarking on once‑in‑a‑generation reform to the employment services system, overhauling Workforce Australia’s one‑size‑fits‑all approach to help more Australians…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 27 May 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

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