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 - Aaron Stevens, 4RO Rockhampton
Subjects: Closing Loopholes laws pass Parliament, pay rise for labour hire workers in Central Queensland.
Respect@Work: A better standard for all Australian workplaces
Today the Australian Human Rights Commission’s new power commences to investigate and enforce compliance of the positive duty on organisations and businesses to eliminate sexual harassment in the…
Interview - 2HD Newcastle
SUBJECTS: Closing Loopholes passes Parliament, skills shortage, new migration strategy.
New pre-employment support for parents
The Albanese Labor Government will introduce a new voluntary pre-employment service for parents from 1 November 2024, to replace the former government’s Pare
Press conference, Parliament House
E&OE TRANSCRIPT Subjects: Support for Closing Loopholes in the Senate, preventative detention.
Closing Loopholes
The labour hire loophole will be closed, wage theft will finally be made a crime and workers will benefit from safer workplaces under Albanese Labor Government legislation to be voted on today.
Interview - RN Breakfast with Patricia Karvelas
Subjects: Workplace relations changes, jobs, Hamas-Israel conflict.
New Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency Chief Executive Officer
Ms Jodie Deakes has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency.
Wages grow faster than inflation in September quarter
New ABS data today shows real wages increased 0.1 per cent in the September quarter, the second consecutive quarterly increase.
Release of Safe Work Australia report into silicosis
The Albanese Labor Government has today agreed with all jurisdictions to release the Safe Work Australia report into silicosis.
Interview - ABC RN Breakfast with Patricia Karvelas
What will happen today is I’ll be recommending that we release the report publicly and then that we reconvene fairly soon once the report’s been out there for people to be able to publicly see…
Closing loopholes so workers don’t have to choose between their safety and their pay
As Workplace Relations Minister I believe in this fundamental principle: workers should never have to choose between their safety and their pay.