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PALM scheme workers benefiting from skills training while in Australia

Language, literacy, numeracy, and digital training is now being offered to those taking part in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme, to help workers settle in and learn new skills…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 5 March 2025

Ministers:

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

Albanese Government partnering with Master Builders to Build Women’s Careers

The Albanese Government is partnering with Master Builders Australia to mark its commitment to increasing the female workforce in critical trade industries.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 3 March 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Albanese Government investing in women to build Australia’s future

The Albanese Government is marking its commitment to increasing the female workforce in critical trade industries through the flagship Building Women’s Careers Program.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 3 March 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Interview with Ron Wilson – 2SM Breakfast

Subjects: Albanese Government grants early access to entitlements for Mosaic Brands employees; Peter Dutton's share trading scandal; Cost of living.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 28 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Mosaic Brands Group workers given early access to entitlements scheme

The Albanese Government has today announced it will grant early access to the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) for workers impacted by the closure of the clothing retailer Mosaic Brands Group.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 28 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Investing to Close the Gap in First Nations skills in NSW

The Albanese and Minns Labor Governments are investing $4.76 million to partner with, and build the capability of, Aboriginal Community Controlled (ACC) Registered Training Organisations (…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 27 February 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • Senator the Hon Malarndirri McCarthy
  • The Hon Steve Whan MP
  • The Hon David Harris

Embedding the right to paid family and domestic violence leave in our workplaces

The Albanese Labor Government is reaffirming its commitment to end violence against women and children in one generation, today releasing the response to the independent review of the paid family…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 25 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher
  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

$9.8 million set to boost number of TAFE teachers in NSW

The Albanese and Minns Governments are partnering to invest an additional $9.8 million to train Vocational Education and Training (VET) teachers, as part of the NSW TAFE Paid to Learn program (PTL…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 24 February 2025

Ministers:

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

Federal Court decision clarifies operation of Coal long service leave scheme

On 16 December 2024, the Full Court of the Federal Court dismissed Hitachi’s appeal in Hitachi Construction Machinery (Australia) Pty Ltd v Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding)…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 24 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

New appointees to the Fair Work Commission

Five new appointments have been made to the Fair Work Commission, bringing extensive experience in workplace relations, law and business, industry and commerce to the tribunal.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 24 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

New report highlights need to break down barriers between vocational education and university

Better connecting vocational education and training (VET) and higher education will help more people gain the skills and qualifications they need.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 22 February 2025

Ministers:

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

More Australians in a job than ever before

Today’s jobs numbers for January show the number of employed people in Australia reaching a record high of 14,634,300, with 64.6 per cent of the working age population now in a job and the…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 20 February 2025

Ministers:

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

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