Tag: Brendan O’Connor

$12.5 million clean energy skills boost for Wollongong

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
New university and vocational training facilities in Wollongong will train workers in clean energy and clean manufacturing after a $12.5 million commitment from the federal government. A $10 million...

Labor’s first bill is to establish Jobs and Skills Australia

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The new Labor government’s first piece of legislation introduced to Parliament establishes a new statutory body aiming to address the “urgent” skills crisis. Skills and Training minister Brendan O’Connor...

Labor pledges $1.2 billion defence innovation agency

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A $1.2 billion independent strategic research agency will be established under a Labor government to drive defence innovation and boost collaboration between Defence and SMEs and universities. Opposition Leader...

The $10b REDSPICE cyber showstopper: Labor has questions

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has questions to answer about its record $9.9 billion investment in the Australian spy agency’s cyber capabilities, including where the additional highly skilled workforce will come...

Science and tech at the centre of Albo’s reshuffle

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has placed science, technology and advanced manufacturing front and centre in Labor’s policy structures as a part of a significant shadow cabinet reshuffle ahead of...