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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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Press Conference, Adelaide

Topics: Australian labour market and economy.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 11 December 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Unemployment rate steady at historic lows

New data from the ABS Labour Force Survey shows Australia’s labour market remains resilient.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 11 December 2025

Ministers:

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

Interview with Natalie Barr - Sunrise, Channel Seven

Topics: Travel entitlements.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 10 December 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Future-ready workforce: one million Aussies to get free AI skills training

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly embedded into workplaces, the Albanese Government is taking action to ensure that small business operators and workers are ready to seize the…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 10 December 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator The Hon Tim Ayres
  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Doorstop Interview - Frankston, Victoria

Subject: Government funding for Thrive Hub.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 9 December 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

More help to get people into jobs for Frankston and Broadmeadows

The Albanese Labor Government, in collaboration with the Victorian Allan Labor Government, are supporting employment hubs being delivered in Victoria, to help more Victorians into work.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 9 December 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • The Hon Natalie Suleyman

$28.5 million to extend workplace program to tackle gender inequality and to close the gender pay gap

The Albanese Labor Government is investing in women’s economic equality and security – with $28.5 million to extend the Advancing Gender Equality in Gender Segregated Industries grant program for…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 8 December 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Interview with Sylvia Jeffreys - The Today Show, Channel Nine

Topics: Communications Minister’s travel; under-16 social media ban; 72-hour job trials.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 8 December 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Closing Loopholes Review

Former Fair Work Commissioner Ms Susan Booth has been appointed to conduct an independent statutory review of the Closing Loopholes reforms.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 5 December 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Interview with David Campbell, The Today Show, Channel Nine

Subjects: ADF monitoring Chinese warships in Philippine Sea; Government’s announcement of defence overhaul; Social media ban.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 2 December 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP

Apprentice support in key sectors extended

The Albanese Labor Government is extending its $5,000 financial incentive for employers who engage apprentices in the Key Apprenticeship Program (KAP) sectors of housing and new energy.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 1 December 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

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