
The Hon Tony Burke MP
- Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
- Minister for the Arts
The Hon Tony Burke MP was sworn in as Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and Minister for the Arts on 1 June 2022.
Content relating to the Arts portfolio can be found on the Ministers for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts site.
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Media conference, Sydney - new ABS Labour Force Figures
Subjects: Labour force statistics, industrial relations legislation, wages growth.
New ABS Labour Force Figures
Unemployment is back at record lows after 64,600 jobs were created in February 2023, new labour force figures show.
Work health and safety reforms pass the Senate
Negligent employers who expose workers to serious risks in the workplace will face tougher penalties under new Albanese Labor Government laws.
Appointments to Fair Work Commission Expert Panels
The Albanese Government is delivering on its promise to give the Fair Work Commission more power and expertise to address the gender pay gap.
Interview - ABC RN Breakfast with Patricia Karvelas
Subjects: Week ahead in Parliament, Voice to Parliament referendum, changes to superannuation, Newspoll results, tax policy, interest rate rises, cost of living, Australian content on television.
Liquidation of Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics
The Australian Government notes with disappointment the announcement that Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics is being liquidated.
Interview - Sky News with Kieran Gilbert
Subjects: Superannuation, silica ban, McDonald’s wage theft claim, Parliament workplace culture.
Communique of meeting of Work Health and Safety Ministers
Commonwealth, state and territory work health and safety ministers met today and agreed on significant measures to advance safety for all in the workplace.
Doorstop - Parliament House
Subjects: Silica, Occupational health and safety.
Doorstop - Parliament House
Subjects: Silicosis, Safe Work Australia, superannuation, Trove - National Library
Interview - ABC RN Breakfast
Subjects: Proposed ban on engineered stone, silicosis, inflation, changes to superannuation.
Welcome progress on wages growth
The Albanese government welcomes new figures today showing wages growth has picked up even further since the change of government.