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The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

  • Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations

The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP was sworn in as Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations on 13 May 2025.

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Peter Hampton appointed for further term at Fair Work Commission

Peter Hampton will remain in a key role at the Fair Work Commission for a further two years, after being appointed to an Acting Deputy President role.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 28 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Doorstop Interview, Canberra

Subjects: One year anniversary of Parent Pathways, successful outcomes of the program.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 25 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • The Hon Patrick Gorman MP

Doorstop - Parliament House, Canberra

Topics: Minimum standards for food delivery drivers in Australia.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 25 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Interview with Sarah Abo, The Today Show, Channel Nine

Topics: Parliament preparing for China official’s visit; AUKUS relations; Youth violence in schools.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 25 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Parent Pathway to job success celebrates first anniversary

Thousands of parents and carers across Australia have benefitted from the Albanese Labor Government’s tailored support program “Parent Pathways”, which links participants to education…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 25 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • The Hon Patrick Gorman MP

Press Conference, Adelaide

Topics: Same Job, Same Pay legislation; Medicare; COP31; climate change action.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 21 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Thousands of Australian workers get more pay under Same Job Same Pay laws

Thousands of workers across the country have benefitted from pay increases in the first year of the Albanese Labor Government’s landmark Same Job Same Pay laws.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 21 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Interview with Karl Stefanovic, The Today Show, Channel Nine

KARL STEFANOVIC, HOST:    Well, the Coalition will begin working on tougher screening measures for migrants as new polling reveals Australians are now more worried…

Release type: Transcript

Date: 20 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Longest run of annual real wages growth in almost a decade

New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that annual real wages have now grown for eight consecutive quarters.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 19 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP

Press Conference, Perth

Topics: ABS wages growth figures, EPBC reforms, FIRB, Austal, GST, social media.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 19 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP

Press Conference, Canberra

Topics: Labour Force data results; net zero.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 13 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Unemployment falls and thousands more jobs created

New figures today show unemployment is down again, 1.2 million jobs have now been created under the Albanese Government, and in the past month alone 55,000 new full-time jobs have been created.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 13 November 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP