The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
- Minister for Skills and Training
The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP was Minister for Skills and Training from 1 June 2022 to 29 July 2024.
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Interview - Sky News Afternoon Agenda with Tom Connell
Subjects: Fee-Free TAFE, Migration Strategy, UN resolution
Media conference - Eagle Farm TAFE, Brisbane
Subjects: Fee-Free TAFE and VET places.
More than 43,000 extra Fee-Free TAFE places in Queensland
The Albanese and Queensland Governments today announced a further 43,400 Fee-Free TAFE places will be available for Queenslanders from January 2024, giving more people the opportunity to skill-up…
ABC Radio Melbourne with Ali Moore
Topics: Ten-year Migration Strategy, tighter visa processes, ASQA regulator.
Fixing Australia’s broken Migration System
The Albanese Government is today taking a major step forward in reforming Australia’s broken migration system with the biggest reforms to migration in a generation.
Condolence speech - Peta Murphy
Peta Murphy was a passionate fighter who was always on the side of the underdog. The outsider, the less fortunate.
Reinvigorating foundation skills training
The Albanese Government has reinforced its strong commitment to improving adult language, literacy, numeracy and digital literacy skills in its response, tabled today, to a key House of…
300,000 Fee-Free TAFE enrolments strengthen priority workforces
The Albanese Government’s Fee-Free TAFE initiative is on track to welcome its 300,000th enrolment this year, smashing initial forecasts and underlining the strong desir
Speech - Address to Catholic Social Services Australia
Caring for our sick and elderly, supporting people with a disability, and providing high quality community services, care and education is vital to our society.
Report shows surging employment for jobs with VET pathways
Employment in occupations with a vocational education and training (VET) pathway has surged over the past five years, including roles such a
Address to the Regional Australia Institute Conference
I want to acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands wherever you are joining this event from today and pay my respects to elders past and present.
Media conference - Meadowbank Applied Institute of TAFE, NSW
Subjects: Fee-Free TAFE; Niagara Falls incident; Visa provisions to Palestinians and Israelis; Infrastructure spending; Energy prices; inflation; oil prices.