Media conference - Eagle Farm TAFE, Brisbane

Subjects: Fee-Free TAFE and VET places.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 14 December 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

More than 43,000 extra Fee-Free TAFE places in Queensland

The Albanese and Queensland Governments today announced a further 43,400 Fee-Free TAFE places will be available for Queenslanders from January 2024, giving more people the opportunity to skill-up…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 December 2023

Ministers:

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

Service improvement trials for Workforce Australia Online

The Australian Government is undertaking service improvement trials for Workforce Australia Online, to ensure employment services better meet the needs of th

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 December 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP
  • The Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP

Interview - Aaron Stevens, 4RO Rockhampton

Subjects: Closing Loopholes laws pass Parliament, pay rise for labour hire workers in Central Queensland.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 13 December 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Respect@Work: A better standard for all Australian workplaces

Today the Australian Human Rights Commission’s new power commences to investigate and enforce compliance of the positive duty on organisations and businesses to eliminate sexual harassment in the…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 12 December 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP
  • Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher
  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

ABC Radio Melbourne with Ali Moore

Topics: Ten-year Migration Strategy, tighter visa processes, ASQA regulator.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 11 December 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Fixing Australia’s broken Migration System

The Albanese Government is today taking a major step forward in reforming Australia’s broken migration system with the biggest reforms to migration in a generation.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 11 December 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Clare O'Neil MP
  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Interview - 2HD Newcastle

SUBJECTS: Closing Loopholes passes Parliament, skills shortage, new migration strategy.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 11 December 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

New pre-employment support for parents

The Albanese Labor Government will introduce a new voluntary pre-employment service for parents from 1 November 2024, to replace the former government’s Pare

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 7 December 2023

Ministers:

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

Press conference, Parliament House

E&OE TRANSCRIPT Subjects: Support for Closing Loopholes in the Senate, preventative detention.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 7 December 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Closing Loopholes

The labour hire loophole will be closed, wage theft will finally be made a crime and workers will benefit from safer workplaces under Albanese Labor Government legislation to be voted on today.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 7 December 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP
Read more: Closing Loopholes

Condolence speech - Peta Murphy

Peta Murphy was a passionate fighter who was always on the side of the underdog. The outsider, the less fortunate.  

Release type: Speech

Date: 6 December 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

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