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$37 million to help South Australian students complete qualifications in priority areas

The Albanese and Malinauskas Governments are investing $37 million to help South Australian students finish vocational education and training, particularly those who face barriers to completing…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 21 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Blair Boyer MP

Thousands of Australian workers get more pay under Same Job Same Pay laws

Thousands of workers across the country have benefitted from pay increases in the first year of the Albanese Labor Government’s landmark Same Job Same Pay laws.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 21 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Free TAFE numbers continue to build as new milestones reached

New Free TAFE data has revealed just how popular the Albanese Government program is with Australians, as enrolments and course completions reach new milestones.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 21 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

WA students to benefit from $113 million boost to vocational education and training

The Albanese and Cook Governments have today announced $113 million in funding to boost vocational education and training (VET) to help Western Australians get the skills they need to thrive…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 20 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Amber-Jade Sanderson

Longest run of annual real wages growth in almost a decade

New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that annual real wages have now grown for eight consecutive quarters.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 19 November 2025

Ministers:

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

Australia Day grants to support record number of events in 2026

The Australian Government will support a record number of events this Australia Day, building on the continued success of the Australia Day Grants Program.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 15 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Patrick Gorman MP

Unemployment falls and thousands more jobs created

New figures today show unemployment is down again, 1.2 million jobs have now been created under the Albanese Government, and in the past month alone 55,000 new full-time jobs have been created.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 13 November 2025

Ministers:

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

New maritime training initiative charts the course for seafarers

The Albanese Government today launched the Maritime Skills and Training Initiative (MSTI), a new program that will provide access to sea time for up to 20 trainee and cadet seafarers.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 12 November 2025

Ministers:

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

$2.5 million investment takes clean energy training on the road to NSW communities

The Albanese and Minns Governments have launched a $2.5 million mobile training fleet at TAFE NSW Wollongong, bringing hands-on clean energy training to communities across New South Wales.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 7 November 2025

Ministers:

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

Baby Priya’s Bill passes Senate

The Fair Work Amendment (Baby Priya’s) Bill 2025 has today passed Federal Parliament, ensuring employer-funded paid parental leave protections are now enshrined in legislation for grieving parents…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 3 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

New Comcare CEO appointed

Colin Radford, a leader in Australia’s work health and safety and workers’ compensation sectors, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Comcare.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 3 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Tasmanian students set to benefit from $25 million skills funding boost

The Albanese and Rockliff Governments have today announced $25.8 million in joint funding to strengthen vocational education and training (VET) across Tasmania, ensuring Tasmanians get the support…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 31 October 2025

Ministers:

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

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