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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Media conference - ABS labour force figures
Subjects; ABS labour force figures, unemployment, wage growth, workplace relations, floods
Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill
The Albanese Labor Government will deliver more secure jobs, better pay and a fairer workplace relations system for Australian workers.
Bigger payslips for Australian workers
More than 400,000 low-paid workers in key industries will take home a bigger pay slip from today, thanks to a 4.6 per cent increase to minimum wages under their awards.
Australia signals commitment to key international standard on child labour
The Albanese Labor Government is taking steps towards protecting and promoting international standards that ensure children engage in safe and appropriat
New ABS Labour Force Figures
More Australians are in jobs and getting the work hours they want – but they’re still not getting the wage increases they need.
Modernising workplace relations laws to get wages moving
The Albanese Labor Government will get wages moving - particularly for women and small business workers - by modernising Australia’s workplace relations laws.
Interview - ABC Radio National with Sabra Lane
SUBJECTS: Jobs and Skills Summit; paid parental leave; skilled migration; employment opportunities for older and disabled Australians.
Interview - Sky News with Kieran Gilbert
E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: COSBOA and ACTU deal, multi-employer bargaining, Jobs and Skills Summit, Scott Morrison.
Interview - ABC Radio National with Patricia Karvelas
E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Agreement struck between ACTU and COSBA, enterprise bargaining, multi-employer bargaining, better off overall test, Jobseeker.
Interview - Channel 9 Weekend Today with Jayne Azzopardi
E&OE TRANSCRIPT SUBJECTS: Gender Pay Gap, Fair Work Commission, Gig Economy, Fuel Excise.
Speech TWU Delegates Conference
SUBJECTS: Workplace laws; bargaining; labour hire; Fair Work Commission powers; workplace conditions; gig economy; Jobs and Skills Summit; Secure Australian Jobs plan.
Interview - ABC 7.30 with Sarah Ferguson
SUBJECTS: Jobs Summit, collective bargaining push, Minimum skilled migrant wage.