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$3.5 million TAFE Engineering and Trade Workshop boosts Mount Isa job opportunities

•    The $3.5 million Mount Isa Engineering and Trade Training Modernisation project includes the refurbishment of the existing trade workshop at the local TAFE Queensland campus.…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 21 June 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Di Farmer MP

New ABS labour force figures

After a year in office the number of Australians in work remains at record highs under the Albanese Labor Government – and for the first time ever, the number of employed people in Australia…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 15 June 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Australia commits to international standards on child labour and stamping out violence and harassment at work

The Australian Government has ratified two international treaties that deliver greater workplace protection to vulnerable workers.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 June 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP
  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Delivering the skills for workers, businesses and the economy

The Albanese Labor Government has delivered three more Jobs and Skills Councils to help address skills shortages and broader workforce challenges, covering manufacturing, transport and logistics…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 14 June 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

A Better Bargaining System for Australian Workers

Australian workers now have access to a better workplace bargaining system that will help lift wages, improve job security and close the gender pay gap.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 6 June 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Enhanced Protections and Safeguards for PALM scheme workers

The Albanese Labor Government is strengthening workplace protections for Pacific workers in Australia.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 5 June 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP
  • The Hon Pat Conroy MP

Australian Government to tackle worker exploitation

The Albanese Government will protect workers at risk of exploitation with a package of  measures that target employers who seek to exploit temporary visa holders and ensure 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 5 June 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP
  • The Hon Clare O'Neil MP
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Historic pay rise for Australian workers

The Fair Work Commission’s Annual Wage Review decision is a huge win for Australia’s low-paid workers.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 2 June 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP
  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP

First Jobs and Skills Council to focus on agribusiness open for business

The Albanese Government’s first Jobs and Skills Council (JSC) is now up and running, which will help the agribusiness sector get the skilled workers they need.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 31 May 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

VET key to tackling regional skills shortages

The latest quarterly Labour Market Update released by Jobs and Skills Australia reveals skills shortages are…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 30 May 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Number of Aussie tech workers on the rise

Australia’s tech workforce has grown 8 per cent in the past 12 months, putting the nation on track to achieve the Government’s goal of 1.2 million technology related jobs by 2030. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 30 May 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Ed Husic MP

Record women’s employment under the Albanese Labor Government

The Albanese Labor Government is getting more Australian women into full-time work than ever before, a new analysis of workforce data shows.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 30 May 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP
  • Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher

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