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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.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 1 March 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP
  • The Hon Grace Grace MP
  • The Hon Victor Dominello MP
  • The Hon Chris Steel MLA
  • The Hon Matthew Swinburne MLC
  • The Hon Danny Pearson MP
  • The Hon Chanston Paech MLA
  • The Hon Elise Archer MP
  • The Hon Kyam Maher MLC

Doorstop - Parliament House

Subjects: Silica, Occupational health and safety. 

Release type: Transcript

Date: 28 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Doorstop - Parliament House

Subjects: Silicosis, Safe Work Australia, superannuation, Trove - National Library

Release type: Transcript

Date: 28 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Interview - ABC RN Breakfast

Subjects: Proposed ban on engineered stone, silicosis, inflation, changes to superannuation.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 28 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

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.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 22 February 2023

Ministers:

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

Appointment to the Fair Work Commission and Federal Court

Mr Adam Hatcher SC has been appointed as the President of the Fair Work Commission. 

Release type: Media Release

Date: 9 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Interview - ABC RN Breakfast

Subjects: Parliamentary sitting, Voice to Parliament, workplace relations reform.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 6 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Chifley Research Centre Conference Speech

SUBJECTS: Family and Domestic Violence Leave, Secure Jobs Better Pay Bill, the year ahead, Mantle Group, closing loopholes.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 5 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Government delivers on expanding the Pacific workforce - six months early

The Albanese Government has reached a major milestone – six months ahead of schedule – with more than 35,000 Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) workers now in Australia.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 2 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
  • Senator The Hon Penny Wong
  • The Hon Tony Burke MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt
  • The Hon Pat Conroy MP

Address - National Press Club

Subjects: the year ahead

Release type: Transcript

Date: 1 February 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Address - paid domestic violence leave

Subjects: paid domestic violence leave, trade unions, employee entitlements

Release type: Transcript

Date: 31 January 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP

Paid leave for family and domestic violence starts now

Millions of Australian workers will have a new right to ten days of paid family and domestic violence leave under Albanese Government changes that take effect tomorrow. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 31 January 2023

Ministers:

  • The Hon Tony Burke MP
  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP