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Five quarters of annual real wage growth under Labor

New data released by the ABS today shows that real wages have now grown for five consecutive quarters under the Albanese Labor Government.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 19 February 2025

Ministers:

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

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

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

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

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

Work progressing to address seafarer wage theft

The Albanese Government’s work to address seafarer wage theft has taken an important step forward, with the signing of an enhanced Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Fair Work Ombudsman…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 5 February 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Catherine King MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Albanese Government's workplace reforms delivering a better road transport industry

The Albanese Labor Government’s world-leading Closing Loopholes reforms are already beginning to create a safer and fairer road transport industry for Australian workers. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 5 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt
  • Senator Tony Sheldon

Fast-tracked accreditation delivering more builders for the homes we need

The Albanese Government has slashed the time taken to accredit residential builders, to speed up the new homes Australians want and need.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 4 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt
  • The Hon Clare O'Neil MP

Review finds "positive" early changes from Secure Jobs, Better Pay laws

An independent interim review report released today finds the Albanese Government’s Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act is already starting to deliver pay rises for Australian workers, and…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 3 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Two-years of employees receiving paid family and domestic violence leave

Today marks the second-year anniversary of the Albanese Labor Government’s introduction of paid family and domestic violence leave. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 1 February 2025

Ministers:

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

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