Senator The Hon Tim Ayres

  • Minister For Industry And Innovation
  • Minister For Science

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Major employers line up for Whyalla workers’ expertise

More than 600 job opportunities in the Upper Spencer Gulf are being made available by major employers for local workers impacted by administrator KordaMentha’s decision to close the Whyalla…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 18 October 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • Senator The Hon Tim Ayres
  • The Hon Peter Malinauskas MP
  • The Hon Tom Koutsantonis MP
  • Lawrence Ben MP

Press conference - Mural Hall, Canberra

Subjects: Whyalla Steelworks

Release type: Transcript

Date: 15 September 2026

Ministers:

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

Supporting Whyalla workers and securing Whyalla’s future

The administrator, KordaMentha, has today announced that efforts to restart Whyalla Steelworks blast furnace over recent months have been unsuccessful. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 14 September 2026

Ministers:

  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • Senator The Hon Tim Ayres
  • The Hon Peter Malinauskas MP
  • The Hon Tom Koutsantonis MP
  • Lawrence Ben 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

Press Conference - RMIT Advanced Manufacturing Precinct

SUBJECTS: Roo-ver Mission; National Skills Week; Renewables.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 29 August 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP
  • Senator The Hon Tim Ayres