Appointments to the Fair Work Commission
The Albanese Labor Government is taking the next step towards restoring balance to the Fair Work Commission.
Skilling and training Australians for a stronger economy and a better future
The Albanese Government’s 2023-24 Budget will help to rebuild and modernise our skills sector to ensure a stronger and more resilient economy and give more Australians the opportunity to access well…
Albanese Government delivering for workers
The Albanese Labor Government’s second Budget will improve workplace safety, introduce better protections for Pacific Island workers and help more job seekers find secure jobs.
Albanese Government to scrap ParentsNext program
Women around the country have been telling us that the former Government’s ParentsNext program is punitive, counterproductive and causes harm.
Fee-Free TAFE giving more Tasmanians access to skills and training
The Albanese Government’s Fee-Free TAFE has been widely embraced in Tasmania, with almost half of the 2023 places taken up, helping to address future workforce demand and skills shortages.
Press conference - Hobart
Subjects: Fee-Free TAFE, housing shortage, Macquarie Point precinct development.
Labour Day March - Brisbane
Subjects: Family and domestic violence leave, legal pay rate, Queensland union movement, workplace relations reform.
International Day of Mourning, Sydney
Subjects: abestosis, silicosis, engineered stone
Investment of $4.1 billion in skills and training to meet critical economic challenges
The Albanese Government is prepared to invest an additional $3.7 billion for a five-year National Skills Agreement (NSA) to be negotiated with states and territories, in addition to $400m to support…
Annual Australasian VET Research Association Conference 2023
Subjects: Fee-free TAFE, National Skills Agreement, Jobs and Skills Australia, research
Setting apprentices up to succeed
The Albanese Government is strengthening targeted support and services available to apprentices to lift completions, address critical skills shortages, and ensure that all apprentices feel valued in…
Fee-Free TAFE supports the next generation of the Hunter’s workforce
New data reveals strong enrolments in Fee-Free TAFE and vocational education courses across New South Wales, thanks to a landmark agreement between the Au