Media Releases
STILL A LONG WAY TO GO IN THE RECOVERY FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
RICHARD MARLES MP JIM CHALMERS MP Today’s Labour Workforce figures highlight the volatility of Australia’s recovery from the COVID pandemic and why a competent quarantine and vaccine rollout is critical to guaranteeing a strong economy.... continue reading
LABOR’S NEW ENERGY APPRENTICESHIPS TO SUPPORT TRADIES IN THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE
ANTHONY ALBANESE MP RICHARD MARLES MP CHRIS BOWEN MP The world’s climate emergency should be Australia’s jobs opportunity. But after eight long years of energy policy chaos under the Liberals – it’s an opportunity missed.... continue readingANOTHER JOBSHAMBLES
RICHARD MARLES MP | JIM CHALMERS MP Having stuffed up the vaccine rollout, mucked up hotel quarantine, mixed up the cost of JobKeeper by an eyewatering $60 billion, and fluffed up the COVIDSafe app, Scott... continue reading
WE NEED A PLAN FOR JOBS NOT JUST A TALKING TREASURER
Today’s talk from Josh Frydenberg about getting Australia’s unemployment figure down means little without an actual plan to get more Australians into secure jobs. Australians have shown remarkable resilience during what has been an incredibly... continue readingUNCERTAINTY REMAINS AROUND IMPACT OF CUTTING JOBKEEPER AND VACCINE ROLLOUT DISASTER
RICHARD MARLES MP | JIM CHALMERS MP Labor welcomes the jobs numbers today - as we have been saying, more people in jobs is a good thing. But there are still close to two million... continue readingLABOR’S PLAN FOR A NATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION FUND CREATING JOBS AND DRIVING INVESTMENT
ANTHONY ALBANESE MP - LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY RICHARD MARLES MP - DEPUTY LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY An Albanese Labor Government will establish a National Reconstruction Fund, to create secure jobs... continue readingTHE ONLY PEOPLE GUARANTEED JOB SECURITY IN AUSTRALIA ARE IN SCOTT MORRISON’S CABINET
The appointment of scandal prone Stuart Robert as Employment Minister means the only people guaranteed job security in Australia are in Scott Morrison’s cabinet. Fresh from hounding thousands of Australians over the unlawful Robodebt debacle,... continue readingSCOTT MORRISON’S PLAN FOR SMES IS TO SADDLE THEM WITH MORE DEBT
RICHARD MARLES MP | JIM CHALMERS MP The Morrison Government’s third attempt at its SME loan scheme falls completely short of what struggling small businesses need in order to recover from the recession. Morrison is... continue reading
SCOTT MORRISON LEAVES BUSINESSES WITHOUT CERTAINTY, STILL NO PLAN FOR JOBS
We are still no closer to knowing what the Morrison Government’s plan is for jobs when it cuts JobKeeper at the end of this month. When JobKeeper ends in a few weeks time, small and... continue readingHOTLINE STING: BIZARRE PHONELINE IS GOVERNMENT’S ONLY ANSWER TO JOBS CRISIS
Nothing we heard from the Employment Minister today offers any confidence to anyone looking for a job that this government is on their side. If the best that the Morrison Government can come up with... continue readingWAGES GROWTH STILL AT RECORD LOWS
RICHARD MARLES MP | JIM CHALMERS MP | TONY BURKE MP New ABS data released today has confirmed that annual wages growth remains at record lows, following years of wage stagnation under the Liberals long... continue readingMORE JOBS FOR LIBERAL MATES: CENSURED FORMER MP SELECTED FOR SMALL BUSINESS OMBUDSMAN
RICHARD MARLES MP | SENATOR KRISTINA KENEALLY | MATT KEOGH MP Another day, another taxpayer-funded job for a Liberal mate. This time, the Morrison Government is reportedly tapping former Liberal Minister Bruce Billson to be... continue readingJOBMAKER OR JOBTAKER?
RICHARD MARLES MP | JIM CHALMERS MP | TONY BURKE MP Instead of supporting secure jobs with fair pay and conditions, the Morrison Government’s much-hyped hiring credit scheme could be a JobTaker not a JobMaker. New... continue readingMINISTER’S VALENTINES DAY MEMO FOR SINGLES: MOVE TO THE REGIONS
Lacking an actual jobs plan, the Morrison Government has decided the answer to fixing unemployment and underemployment is to send Aussie singles to the bush. In what sounds more like the summary of a new... continue readingABS DATA CONFIRMS MORE TO BE DONE ON JOBS
As the Morrison Government prepares to cut JobKeeper, new ABS figures confirm what Australians already know – the recovery from the worst recession in a century is patchy, and without the right economic supports too... continue readingQUARTER OF A TRILLION DOLLAR CHAOS NEEDS ANSWERS, NOT SPIN
Once again the Morrison Government is facing critical questions over its disastrous mismanagement of the Future Submarine Program. It has now been revealed that the Morrison Government has spent $1.7 billion on this acquisition, yet... continue readingLABOR TO OPPOSE NATIONAL COMMISSIONER FOR DEFENCE AND VETERAN SUICIDE PREVENTION
ANTHONY ALBANESE MP LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY MEMBER FOR GRAYNDLER RICHARD MARLES MP DEPUTY LEADER OF THE AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY SHADOW MINISTER FOR DEFENCE MEMBER FOR CORIO SHAYNE NEUMANN MP SHADOW... continue readingGovernment response to the IGADF inquiry
Labor supports the announcement today that the Federal Government will establish an Office of the Special Investigator for the purposes of dealing with the outcomes of the Inspector General of the Australian Defence Force (IGADF)’s... continue readingVessel in Corio Bay latest example of why we need taskforce
Labor is deeply concerned that the vessel MV Ben Rinnes which is currently in Corio Bay to discharge Soy Product is in contravention of international conventions, with a number of crew being forced to work... continue reading