The Hon Tony Burke MP

The Hon Tony Burke MP

  • Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
  • Minister for the Arts

The Hon Tony Burke MP was Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations from 1 June 2022 to 29 July 2024.

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Interview with Sabra Lane - ABC AM

Subjects: Annual Wage Review, getting wages moving again, improving job security, cost of living.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 4 June 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Doorstop interview - Parliament House, Canberra

Subjects: 2024 Annual Wage Review, getting wages moving again, Fair Work Commission’s approach to feminised industries, vandalised Government offices.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 3 June 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Pay rise for low paid workers and women

The Fair Work Commission’s Annual Wage Review decision is a win for workers, a win for women and it will help with the cost of living. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 3 June 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Real wages keep growing under Labor

Annual real wages are now growing even more strongly after falling dramatically under the former government.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 15 May 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP
  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP

Helping Australians earn more and keep more of what they earn

The Albanese Labor Government is building on significant reforms to ensure Australians earn more and keep more of what they earn – with secure jobs, better pay and safer workplaces. 

Release type: Media Release

Date: 14 May 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Interview with Andrew Clennell - Sky News Sunday Agenda

E&OE Transcript. Subjects: Wiping student debt, the Budget, getting wages moving again, Future Made in Australia, university protests, Religious Discrimination Bill, Western Sydney, federal…

Release type: Transcript

Date: 5 May 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Government's Annual Wage Review submission

The Albanese Labor Government has recommended the Fair Work Commission ensures the real wages of Australia’s low-paid workers do not go backwards.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 28 March 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Doorstop, Parliament House

SUBJECTS: Government submission to the Annual Wage Review, religious discrimination, Newspoll. 

Release type: Transcript

Date: 25 March 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

ABC RN Breakfast with David Lipson

SUBJECTS: Government submission to the Annual Wage Review, religious discrimination.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 25 March 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Press conference, Parliament House

Subjects: Unemployment rate, annual wage review, migration, Parliamentary sitting days.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 21 March 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Fair Work Decision on Aged Care

The Albanese Labor Government welcomes the Fair Work Commission's decision on the aged care work value case.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 15 March 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP
  • The Hon Mark Butler MP
  • The Hon Anika Wells MP

Doorstop interview - Wanneroo Regional Gallery, Western Australia

Subjects: Sharing the National Collection with the Wanneroo Regional Gallery, the Australian American Leadership Dialogue, wages growth in Western Australia.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 6 March 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP