Safer workplaces are better workplaces

National Safe Work Month is now underway, serving as an important opportunity to reflect and address the importance of safe workplace practices right across Australia.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 1 October 2024

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Next steps to ensuring fair pay and conditions for working women

The Albanese Government is supporting an historic review of the undervaluation of wages in feminised industries, in the next step towards reducing the gender pay gap. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 30 September 2024

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Joint investment in NSW adult literacy and numeracy

The NSW Government has launched its Adult and Community Education Strategy, outlining its plan to deliver crucial training and education in language, literacy, numeracy and digital to equip…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 27 September 2024

Ministers:

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

Interview - ABC Newcastle Drive with Paul Culliver

Subjects: Negative gearing, enormous popularity of Fee-Free TAFE, supporting a stronger VET sector, Investing in the future of the Hunter, Government’s response to skills shortages, Peter Dutton’s…

Release type: Transcript

Date: 26 September 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Interview with Pat Conroy and Sharon Claydon - University of Newcastle

Subjects: Fee-Free TAFE’s impact on the Hunter region, Liberal’s neglect of VET, Albanese Government’s action to address skills shortages, International student caps.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 26 September 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Pat Conroy MP
  • Sharon Claydon MP

Address to Times Higher Education Conference

Acknowledgement of Country

Release type: Speech

Date: 26 September 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Fee Free TAFE enrolments smash targets

More than 150,000 Australians enrolled in a Fee Free TAFE course in the first half of 2024 and higher wages in the care economy have encouraged students to pursue careers in aged care and early…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 26 September 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Meeting of Skills and Workforce Ministerial Council

Joint communique

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 20 September 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Steve Whan MP
  • The Hon Jo Hersey MLA
  • The Hon Lance McCallum MP
  • The Hon Blair Boyer MP
  • The Hon Felix Ellis MP
  • The Hon Gayle Tierney MP
  • The Hon Simone McGurk MLA

Press conference, Canberra

SUBJECTS: More jobs created under the Albanese Government; Net overseas migration; Chris Ellison; CFMEU.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 19 September 2024

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

More new jobs created under Labor

An extra 47,500 jobs have been created in the last month, with the Albanese Government continuing to oversee the largest increase in employment in a single parliamentary term in Australia’s…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 19 September 2024

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt
  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP

Accrediting more builders to safely tackle Australia's housing needs

The Government is making it simpler for more builders to get on-site faster, while ensuring their workers’ safety, to help address the nation’s urgent need for more homes. 

Release type: Media Release

Date: 19 September 2024

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Address to the National Press Club - Q&A

DAVID CROWE, HOST: Well, thank you very much, Senator Watt, for that address. We have 18 journalists on the list to ask questions so there is plenty of questions on many…

Release type: Transcript

Date: 18 September 2024

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Home