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Next steps to deliver a joined up tertiary education system

The Albanese Government is taking the next steps to deliver a joined up tertiary education system.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 19 August 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP

Improving Outcomes for First Nations People Exiting the Justice System

The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to deliver on its commitment to Closing the Gap by supporting First Nations people to re-establish themselves in communities and connect them with…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 19 August 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

More jobs and low unemployment under Labor

ABS Labour Force Survey figures released today confirm that a record 14,641,400 Australians are in work and the unemployment rate, at 4.2 per cent, remains historically low.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 August 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP

Review finds Secure Jobs, Better Pay delivering for Australian workers

The final report of the independent panel conducting the statutory review of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act has found the Albanese Labor Government’s workplace changes are already…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 14 August 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Strongest annual real wages growth in five years

New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that annual real wages have now grown for seven consecutive quarters under the Albanese Labor Government.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 13 August 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Managing a sustainable international education sector

The Albanese Government is today announcing a National Planning Level of 295,000 international student places for 2026, providing stability and certainty for the international education sector.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 4 August 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Tony Burke MP
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • The Hon Julian Hill MP

$10 million grant funding to deliver local solutions to meet workforce challenges

The Albanese Labor Government is delivering on its commitment to ensure more people can find work by addressing local employment and community needs through the Local Jobs Program.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 1 August 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Albanese Government cuts 20 per cent off all student debts

The Albanese Labor Government has today cut all student debts by 20 per cent.We are wiping more than $16 billion in debt for more than three million Australians. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 31 July 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

WorkFoundations to lift Australians' work readiness

The Albanese Labor Government is investing $10 million over two years, to continue delivering on its commitment to create an inclusive labour market where everybody has the opportunity for secure…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 28 July 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Consultation on reforms to non-compete clauses to boost wages and productivity

The Government is taking the next step in reforming non‑compete clauses that are holding back Australian workers from switching to better, higher‑paying jobs.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 25 July 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • The Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP

Government moves to enshrine penalty rates protection

Millions of Australian workers will have their penalty and overtime rates protected under new legislation introduced to parliament today by the Albanese Labor Government.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 24 July 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Albanese Government introduces legislation to cut every student debt by 20 per cent

The Albanese Labor Government is today introducing legislation to cut 20 per cent off all student debts. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 23 July 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
  • The Hon Jason Clare MP
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

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