Employment Participation

Job seekers from northern Tasmania will once again have the opportunity to explore a marketplace of opportunities and vacancies when the Australian Government’s Jobs and Skills Expo is held at the East Devonport Recreation Centre on Friday 21 June. ...

The Prime Minister’s Taskforce on Manufacturing held its first meeting in Canberra today.  Leaders from the manufacturing sector, unions and the research sector joined the Prime Minister, the Treasurer, the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research and the...

PM: Well can I welcome everybody to this first meeting of the Prime Minister’s Manufacturing Taskforce, I know for some it hasn’t been an easy journey to Canberra today, I understand that there was some flight delays so I thank people for getting here. Our job here today is to...

Prime Minister Julia Gillard today announced the Government was prepared to provide over $2 billion to deliver an historic pay rise to 150,000 of Australia’s lowest paid workers in the social and community services sector - the vast majority of them women. This is an important...

PM: I’m here today with the Acting Premier of Queensland, Andrew Fraser, and we’re here at the Queensland Reconstruction Authority and I very much thank the CEO Mr Graeme Newton for his briefing of me and the Acting Premier today and I also thank Richard Wilson for having us here...

Business and union leaders in the resources sector have committed to work in partnership with the Australian Government to increase productivity and competitiveness, create jobs and improve the skills of workers in the sector.  ...

The Gillard Government will invest up to $32 million to help tradespeople and professionals learn vital green skills that will be in strong demand as Australia moves towards a clean energy future. ...

Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer Wayne Swan and Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet today announced the Gillard Government’s plan for a clean energy future. ...

Today is an important milestone in Australia’s first national Paid Parental Leave scheme that will help new parents stay connected with the workplace when they take time off to care for a baby. Australian businesses are now required to provide Government-funded Paid Parental...

Today is an important milestone in Australia’s first national Paid Parental Leave scheme that will help new parents stay connected with the workplace when they take time off to care for a baby. Australian businesses are now required to provide Government-funded Paid Parental...