The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

  • Minister for Skills and Training

The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP was sworn in as Minister for Skills and Training on 1 June 2022.

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National Skills Week kicks off

National Skills Week is an opportunity to celebrate Australia’s diverse skills set, but comes at a time when our nation is in the grip of a skills crisis.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 22 August 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Interview - ABC 702 Breakfast with James Valentine

Subjects: Labour shortages; Job and Skills Summit; skilled migration.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 18 August 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Interview - ABC Melbourne with Raf Epstein

Subjects: Wages; Jobs & Skills Summit Roundtable; Skilled migration; Scott Morrison’s multiple ministries. 

Release type: Transcript

Date: 17 August 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Press conference, Bendigo

E&OE  Topics: Jobs & Skills Summit Roundtable; Skilled migration; Manufacturing; Gas prices.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 17 August 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
  • Lisa Chesters MP

Speech - Opening address, Innovation and Business Skills Australia (IBSA), Manufacturing Skills Forum, Melbourne

Subjects: manufacturing, skills shortages, Jobs and Skills Summit, TAFE, apprenticeships, training.

Release type: Speech

Date: 17 August 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Interview - Sky News Agenda with Kieran Gilbert

E&OE TRANSCRIPT  Subjects: Scott Morrison’s secret Ministerial portfolios; Jobs & Skills Summit; Skilled migration; Labour shortages.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 16 August 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Interview - Sky News AM Agenda with Peter Stefanovic

Subjects: Skilled migration; labour shortages; Jobs and Skills Summit.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 15 August 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Press Conference, Melbourne

E&OE  Subjects: Jobs & Skills Summit; Skilled migration; Labour shortages; Jobs and Skills Australia; Timothy Weeks returns to Afghanistan.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 14 August 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Interview - Neil Mitchell, 3AW

Subjects: Skilled migration; Jobs Summit; labour shortages; employment for older Australians; Jobs and Skills Australia; skill shortages.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 2 August 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Round Four NCI Partnership Grants help young people plan for future careers

More young people can improve their career outcomes thanks to the latest of the Australian Government’s National Careers Institute (NCI) Partnership Grants.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 1 August 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Jobs and Skills Australia

The Albanese Government is taking immediate action to address the urgent skills crisis, by introducing legislation to establish Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA).  

Release type: Media Release

Date: 27 July 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP

Interview - ABC Afternoon Briefing

EO&E Topics: Climate change; Jobs and Skills Australia; Skilled migration; Jobs Summit.  

Release type: Transcript

Date: 26 July 2022

Ministers:

  • The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP