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Interview with Sally Sara – ABC RN Breakfast

SUBJECTS: Skilled migration system; role of Free TAFE in solving skills shortages, costings for Free TAFE legislation.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 28 January 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Interview with Prue Bentley - ABC Victoria Statewide Drive

Subjects: $10,000 boost for new trade apprentices, increase to the Living Away from Home Allowance, vandalism of busts in Ballarat Botanical Gardens.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 24 January 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Interview with Ali Moore - ABC Radio Melbourne Drive

Subjects: $10,000 payments for trades apprentices, increase to the Living Away From Home Allowance, boosting housing and construction workforce, skilled migration.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 24 January 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Building Australia's future by investing in our apprentices

The Albanese Labor Government is building the workforce Australia needs for the future by backing apprentices to complete their trade in the residential housing sector.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 24 January 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Clare O'Neil MP

Interview with Dales Whyte, 4RO Breakfast

SUBJECTS: The Albanese Government’s record $2 billion investment in the Australian-made aluminium industry; Nuclear; Wage theft.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 23 January 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Doorstop interview - Melbourne

SUBJECTS:  Workplace safety for apprentices, importance of safe apprenticeships, instances of abuse against apprentices.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 21 January 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

More than 110,000 Australians have skilled up and saved big thanks to free TAFE

New data reveals more than 110,000 Free TAFE courses have been completed, as the Albanese Government’s Free TAFE policy continues to deliver cost-of-living relief while enabling Australians to…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 20 January 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Same Job Same Pay growing wages for Australian workers

The Albanese Labor Government’s landmark Same Job Same Pay changes are delivering significant wage rises for workers across the economy, by making sure those working as labour hire are not paid…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 17 January 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Lowest average unemployment in half a century under Labor

Today’s jobs figures show the Albanese Government has the lowest average unemployment of any government in fifty years at the same time as inflation is down and wages are up. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 16 January 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

More than 100,000 Free TAFE enrolments in Queensland

Free TAFE continues to deliver cost-of-living relief and valuable skills to Queenslanders, as the latest data shows more than 109,000 enrolments across the sunshine state between January 2023 and…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 16 January 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Interview with Jeremy Jones, ABC Capricornia Breakfast

SUBJECTS: Pay rises for workers; Same Job, Same Pay; labour hire workers; cost of living; federal election.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 15 January 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Free TAFE removing cost barriers for priority skills courses

Australians looking to upskill in priority areas will have access to more cost-of-living support in 2025, as the Albanese Government’s Free TAFE program expands to more courses.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 1 January 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

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