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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Albanese Government's skills reforms leading to fewer occupations in shortage
New data from Jobs and Skills Australia has confirmed the actions the Albanese Government is taking to invest in TAFE and training is shrinking skills shortages in Australia.
Latest data confirms more Australians are working than ever before
New data from the ABS Labour Force Survey shows that more Australians are in work than ever before.
Press Conference, Adelaide
Topics: Labour force data release, death of ADF soldier in Townsville.
Press Conference, Perth
Topics: Public holiday penalty rates; Western Australia’s two additional public holidays; Superannuation changes; Skilled migration
New federal law will protect Western Australian workers’ conditions on public holidays
Western Australian workers covered by modern awards will have their penalty and overtime rates protected under federal law, including on the state’s two new proposed public holidays.
Baby Priya’s Bill introduced to Parliament to provide certainty for grieving parents
Parents grieving the loss of a child will have more certainty about their employer-funded paid parental leave entitlements, under a Bill introduced to Federal Parliament today.
Interview with Karl Stefanovic - Channel Nine, Today Show
Topics: Australia-Papua New Guinea defence treaty;
Australian Politics podcast with Josh Butler
Topics: Australia’s recognition of Palestinian statehood; industrial relations and workplace reforms; employment services system; impact of AI on the future of work.
Press Conference, Adelaide
Topics: Enterprise Bargaining Report for the June quarter
Record number of employees covered by enterprise agreements as private sector employees benefit from real wage increases
The Albanese Labor Government’s workplace reforms are reinvigorating bargaining with a record 2.8 million Australian workers now covered by enterprise agreements – up from 2.68 million in the…
National Employment Services Association 2025 National Conference Melbourne
National Employment Services Association 2025 National Conference Melbourne