Appointment of inaugural Family and Injured Workers Advisory Committee

Members have now been appointed to the inaugural Family and Injured Workers Advisory Committee, giving bereaved families and seriously injured workers and their families a voice on workplace…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 18 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Press conference, Burnie TasTAFE campus

Subjects: Centre of Excellence at TasTAFE, new accommodation at TasTAFE, investment into clean energy.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 17 February 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Tassie's clean energy future pumped up through new TAFE investment

The Albanese and Rockliff Governments are partnering to provide a better future for Tasmanians by creating the Tasmanian Clean Energy Centre of Excellence at TasTAFE’s Burnie campus.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 17 February 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Chris Bowen MP
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Felix Ellis MP

Interview with Leon Compton – ABC Hobart

SUBJECTS: Clean Energy Centre of Excellence at TasTAFE, Renewable energy project delays, Tasmanian skills shortage.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 17 February 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Interview with Patrick Doran and Ravyn Bell – Sea FM Devonport

Subjects: Announcement of $27 million investment into a Centre of Excellence in clean energy skills and incentivising TAFE training in Tasmania.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 17 February 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Northern Territory welcomes first PALM scheme workers in early childhood education and care sector

Workers from Papua New Guinea (PNG) have been welcomed to Darwin to work and train in the Australian early childhood sector, under a Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme pilot.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 17 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt
  • The Hon Pat Conroy MP

Crackdown on corporate misuse of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee

The Albanese Government will crackdown on corporate misuse of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG), with consultation now underway to ensure the scheme remains as effective as possible.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 17 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt
  • The Hon Stephen Jones MP

One year of Labor's world-leading Closing Loopholes II laws

Today marks one year since the second tranche of the Albanese Government’s world-leading Closing Loopholes legislation passed Federal Parliament.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 12 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Address to Ai Group - Industry Meets Canberra

** Acknowledgements omitted ** 

Release type: Speech

Date: 10 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Doorstop – CIT Fyshwick Canberra

Subjects: Legislation to make Free TAFE permanent passing the House, impact of Free TAFE on skills shortages, Peter Dutton’s plan to cut Free TAFE

Release type: Transcript

Date: 6 February 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Labor’s Free TAFE helping thousands in the ACT

The Albanese Labor Government is building Australia’s future by investing in training, with new data showing there have been more than 3,700 enrolments across the ACT since the Free TAFE program…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 6 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • Michael Pettersson MLA
  • Alicia Payne MP

Doorstop - Parliament House

Subjects: Albanese Government’s Closing Loopholes delivering a safer and fairer road transport industry; Coalition’s taxpayer-funded long lunches; Virgin Airlines CEO; US-China trade; IR policies.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 5 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

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