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Senator the Hon Tim Ayres

Interview discusses the Government’s plan to build back industrial capability; BlueScope’s manufacturing plans; securing jobs in the Illawarra; minimum wage for skilled migrant workers; and industry at the Jobs and Skills Summit.

Interview discusses Jobs and Skills Summit; wages; and labour shortages. 

Interview discusses Scott Morrison’s shadow government; Solicitor-General inquiry; National Anti-Corruption Commission; Jobs and Skills Summit.

Solutions to the national shortage of skilled labour and building back Australia’s industrial base will be high on the agenda for the Assistant Manufacturing Minister Tim Ayres who will chair a special Jobs and Skills Roundtable for Australian Heavy Industry today.

Interview discusses Scott Morrison’s secret ministries, Modern Manufacturing Initiative grants and the Federal Integrity Commission.

Interview discusses Scott Morrison’s secret portfolio roles; ACCC gas inquiry; Increasing energy prices; Australian gas supply; Industry energy consumption

Interview discusses skilled migration; skills shortages; Jobs and Skills Summit; Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan; and China in the Pacific.

Video address to the Innovation Papers Forum

Interview discusses foot and mouth disease controls and industry response.

Interview discusses the first sitting of the 47th Parliament; the Government’s legislative agenda; and the Government’s response to foot and mouth disease. 

The Hon Angus Taylor MP

Joint media release with Minister for the Environment the Hon Sussan Ley MP

​​​​​​​Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor said the Hunter Power Project was critical to keep the lights on and power prices low after the closure of the Liddell power station in 2023.

Joint media release with Assistant Minister for Industry Development the Hon Jonathon Duniam

The Morrison Government is increasing support for the use of low-carbon timber in the construction sector, supporting forestry jobs across Australia.

The Morrison Government is investing in healthier, more productive soils to help achieve the agriculture sector’s $100 billion by 2030 goal while reducing emissions.

The Morrison Government is backing more innovative Australian manufacturers to commercialise their great ideas, including a company working to develop a handheld one-minute COVID-19 breath test. 

Joint media release with Minister for Resources and Water the Hon Keith Pitt MP and Minister for Science and Technology the Hon Melissa Price MP

The Morrison Government is supporting the development of a urea manufacturing facility in regional Western Australia, which is expected to generate hundreds of jobs and deliver benefits across the agricultural supply chain. 

Joint media release with Acting Minister for Education and Youth and Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills Small and Family Business the Hon Stuart Robert MP.

Joint media release with Minister for Women’s Economic Security the Hon Jane Hume and Assistant Minister for Industry Development the Hon Jonathon Duniam.

Joint media release with Prime Minister the Hon Scott Morrison MP, Minister for Science and Technology the Hon Melissa Price MP, and Acting Minister for Education and Youth and Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business the Hon Stuart Robert MP.

A new $1.6 billion economic accelerator will turn Australia’s leading research into world-beating businesses as part of the Morrison Government’s focus on building the country’s resilience.

Address to the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) Ministerial Meeting

Press conference with Resources and Water Minister Keith Pitt.

Press conference discusses global gas supplies, Australian gas supply, Russia and Ukraine, strategic basin plans, resources finance, COVID-19, rapid antigen tests

The Hon Keith Pitt MP

The Coalition Government today called for nominations of areas for the 2021 Greenhouse Gas Storage Acreage Release, covering Commonwealth waters across Australia.

The Coalition Government today announced the 2021 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release, with around 80,000 square kilometres of new acreage available for exploration in Commonwealth waters.

Joint media release with Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor, Assistant Minister for Northern Australia Michelle Landry, and Senator for Queensland Susan McDonald

Work has officially begun on a major new energy project backed by a Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) loan which will help to secure energy supply across north Queensland and support more than 500 jobs during construction and 30 ongoing jobs. 

New trade data shows Australia’s resource and energy sector is continuing to perform remarkably well, building on the strong momentum that underpinned previous forecasts for a record year in exports earnings.

Australia is well placed to be a leading supplier of critical minerals and crucial rare earths elements to help meet growing global demand for minerals used in a variety of modern technologies.

The Coalition Government has released a Global Resources Statement, which promotes Australia as a reliable, responsible and ready supplier of mineral resources and energy to the world.

Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt says there are 296 billion reasons for Australians to be thankful for our resources sector as we celebrate Minerals Week.

Joint media release with Assistant Minister for Northern Australia Michelle Landry, Member for Herbert Phillip Thompson, and Senator for Queensland Susan McDonald

James Cook University (JCU) can push ahead with major works on its new Technology Innovation Complex that will create new jobs in the region, after the loan from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) reached financial close.

Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt has visited a major iron ore mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region and thanked the industry for supporting Australia’s economy throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith Pitt has visited major gas projects in north Western Australia and praised the industry for continuing to supply markets at home and abroad throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Hon Karen Andrews MP

Interview discusses Modern Manufacturing Strategy, Queensland border closures 

Interview discusses the Modern Manufacturing Strategy

Interview discusses Modern Manufacturing Strategy

Interview discusses Modern Manufacturing Strategy and Victorian COVID restrictions

Interview discusses the Modern Manufacturing Strategy

Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews has welcomed the overwhelmingly positive support for the Morrison Government’s Modern Manufacturing Strategy.  

Australians with bold ideas to get people involved in science are being called upon to apply for a 2021 National Science Week grant.

Joint media release with the Western Australian Minister for Science, the Hon Dave Kelly MLA

Australia is another step closer to helping create the world’s largest radio telescope, which will allow further exploration of the universe while creating jobs in Western Australia and growing the economy. 

Previous Australian of the Year Professor Michelle Simmons will help steer Australia’s national science agency, with the quantum physicist among a series of appointments to the CSIRO board.

Joint media release with the Prime Minister, The Hon Scott Morrison MP, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Development, the Hon Michael McCormack MP, and the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator The Hon Simon Birmingham.

Thousands of jobs across the tourism and hospitality industry will be backed through a $50 million injection to help restart Australia’s vital business events sector.

Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash

NATARSHA BELLING:  Okay, well today talking about bushfires, the Federal Government has unveiled a package of grants, loans and tax assistance to help small business operators and their families in the fire‑ravaged areas get back on their feet. Here to tell us more and the details of this support is Small Business Minister, Senator Michaelia Cash joining us from Canberra. Senator, thanks so much for joining us this morning.
MINISTER CASH:  Good morning, and good morning to your viewers.

The Prime Minister, Treasurer and Minister Cash today met with small business groups, including a number of small business representatives from bushfire affected regions in the Cabinet room at Parliament House today to discuss the Federal Government’s assistance in the recovery from the devastating bushfires. 

The Morrison Coalition Government is committed to protecting small businesses from unfair contract terms (UCT).

It is my pleasure to join you today to launch an important website designed to help small business owners manage stress and mental health issues – The My Business Health website.

The Morrison Government today launched the My Business Health website to help small business owners manage stress and mental wellbeing.

The Morrison Government is making it easier for small and family businesses to find the services they need to grow, prosper and create new jobs, with a revamped and more user-focused business.gov.au website.

Good evening — it is great to be here tonight to talk with you about the importance of small business and importantly how we can improve the digital capability of small business in Australia.

From today, small and family businesses will receive payment for government contracts under $1 million in 20 days.

Minister for Employment, Skills, Small and Family Business Michaelia Cash delivered the keynote speech at Bizruption 2019.

Minister for Small and Family Business, Michaelia Cash has asked the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO), Kate Carnell AO, to look into the Australian Tax Office’s (ATO) practices in pursuing early recovery of tax debts from small businesses who are in dispute with the ATO.