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Jobs and Skills Australia Passes Parliament

Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA) legislation has successfully passed the parliament today, further securing the Albanese Government’s plan to address significant skills shortages across the country…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 27 October 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Universal paid leave for family and domestic violence

More than 11 million Australian workers will soon have access to 10 days of paid family and domestic violence leave.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 27 October 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP
  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Delivering secure jobs, better pay and a fairer system

The Albanese Government is changing the law to promote job security, help close the gender pay gap, modernise the workplace bargaining system and get wages moving.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 27 October 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Secure Jobs and Better Pay in the Budget

The Albanese Government is committed to secure jobs and better pay – that’s why we backed an increase to the minimum wage, and it’s why we’re taking action to ensure a fairer workplace relations…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 25 October 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Training more Australians for more opportunities in more parts of the country

The Albanese Government is delivering on its commitment to build a stronger economy and help give more Australians the skills and training they need today and to harness the jobs and opportunities…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 25 October 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Albanese Government delivers more university and VET training places

The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on the commitment to provide more university places and fee-free TAFE and vocational education places to deliver the skilled workforce we need now and in…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 24 October 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

2022 Australian Training Awards Finalists

The skills sector’s most talented people will be recognised at the 2022 Australian Training Awards, with 75 finalists announced today.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 20 October 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill

The Albanese Labor Government will deliver more secure jobs, better pay and a fairer workplace relations system for Australian workers.  

Release type: Media Release

Date: 19 October 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Bigger payslips for Australian workers

More than 400,000 low-paid workers in key industries will take home a bigger pay slip from today, thanks to a 4.6 per cent increase to minimum wages under their  awards. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 October 2022

Ministers:

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

Meeting of federal, state and territory skills ministers

Federal and State and Territory Skills and Training Ministers met in person today for the first time since 2019 to progress a range of key vocational education and training reform matters.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 7 October 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Sue Ellery MLC
  • The Hon Di Farmer MP
  • The Hon Gayle Tierney MP
  • The Hon Alister Henskens SC MP
  • The Hon Blair Boyer MP
  • The Hon Felix Ellis MP
  • Chris Steel MLA
  • The Hon Paul Kirby MLA

2022 Skills Priority List almost doubles occupations with skills shortages

The number of occupations suffering skills shortages has nearly doubled in the past year according to the National Skills Commission’s (NSC) 2022 Skills Priority list, released today.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 6 October 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Hidden care workforce report reveals workforce shortfall

The previous government failed to release and act on the Care Workforce Labour Market Study conducted by the National Skills Commission, which found the care and support workforce is facing…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 3 October 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

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