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Hard graft needed on workplace relations before weapons dropped

The jobs and skills summit was a good start that needs to be built on, writes John Tierney

Newcastle Herald

Growing calls for federal government to increase paid parental leave after 2022 national Jobs and Skills Summit

Some are questioning why increased paid parental leave isn't among the 36 immediate initiatives announced after the two-day event.

ABC News

Labor's Jobs and Skills Summit identified the areas and found some solutions to our employment problems

Jobs summit resets the conversation

Newcastle Herald

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Common ground and concrete steps: five takeaways from Labor’s jobs and skills summit

Changes to migration numbers, pension rules and bargaining are among the headline agreements but many are just as enthused by the spirit of collaboration

The Guardian - AU

Pensioners to benefit from jobs summit

Industry Minister Ed Husic hopes the cooperative spirit between unions and businesses at the summit will endure as he welcomes changes to the pension system.

AAP

The Ferguson Report: Peter Dutton wants us all to ‘stop doing that’

As his first oppositional act, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton opposed the Jobs and Skills Summit, saying it should stop ... then slowly reverse.

The New Daily

Pension rules relaxed for senior workers

The jobs and skills summit has settled on 36 "concrete" steps including a measure to allow pensioners to work extra hours without losing their payments.

AAP

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Labor rules out mining tax despite Ross Garnaut warning of ‘deep wounds’ from energy prices

Economist tells Jobs and Skills Summit ‘we are kidding ourselves’ if Australia focuses on wage rises rather than mineral rent tax

The Guardian - AU

Skilled migrant cap increased as jobs summit looks at migration and workforce participation

The federal government has announced an additional 35,000 permanent skilled migrants will be able to apply for visas this year in an attempt to address critical skills shortages.

ABC News

Transition body for coal workers proposed

The Jobs and Skills Summit has been told a transition agency for coal and gas workers would be critical to boost employment in a clean-energy economy.

AAP

WA's labour market in dire straits ahead of national Jobs and Skills Summit

Fixing the skills shortage is not as easy as throwing bodies at the problem. Ahead of the national Jobs and Skills Summit, here's what WA's labour market looks like.

ABC News

What is the jobs summit, and what can we expect from it?

The hype for the federal government's promised national Jobs and Skills Summit has well and truly been built up. What is the summit all about, and what will actually come of it?

ABC News

Treasurer responds to concerns over unions at Jobs Summit, Cameron Smith defends LIV Golf decision, and will Vladimir Putin attend Mikhail Gorbachev's funeral? — as it happened

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Helping workers upskill a key solution on the table at the National Jobs and Skills Summit

Like many Australian workers, teacher Katie Magriplis is actively looking to completely change careers. Helping workers like her upskill is going to be a key ask at today's job summit.

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Summit urged to put women at the forefront

The government could implement gender impact statements and pay gap reporting to benefit female workers, an independent MP has told the jobs and skills summit.

The New Daily

Jobs and skills summit: Who’s going? And what’s on the agenda?

The Albanese government’s much-anticipated Jobs and Skills Summit kicks off in Canberra on Thursday, with no less than 142 separate parties set to attend.

The Conversation

Treasurer Chalmers on boosting migration and a 'resilience' budget

For Treasurer Jim Chalmers, this week’s jobs and skills summit is the prelude to what will be his main game, the October budget.

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Business is on a hiding to nothing at the jobs summit

Australia’s businesses and their leaders will show up at this week’s Jobs and Skills Summit with one thing in mind – give us more workers.

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The Guardian - AU

Australia’s jobs and skills summit: who’s going and what’s on the agenda?

Labor hopes together business, unions and the community sector will be able to find ways to lift wages, spur productivity and ease skills shortages

ABC News

Unions and businesses unite on TAFE and training ahead of Jobs and Skills Summit

Treasurer Jim Chalmers says he is "energised" by unions and business groups uniting to tackle problems in the training sector, despite them being at loggerheads about whether multi-employer bargaining should return.

ABC News

Desperate farmers say Jobs and Skills Summit must address labour issues rather than being a 'talkfest'

A third of Leo's workers haven't turned up, and he is worried there are not enough people to pick the mangoes.

ABC News

First Nations workers still overlooked despite nationwide employment shortage

Racism, exclusion, and identity strain are all factors that contribute to high levels of Indigenous unemployment, and ahead of the jobs and skills summit advocates want the government to look at a national overhaul.

AAP

Long COVID worsening labour shortages

Thousands of workers are unable to work each day due to long COVID, making Australia's labour shortage problem worse.

Crikey

Regional job focus ahead of skills summit

The federal minister for regions is meeting with industry, unions and peak bodies for talks on employment ahead of the government’s jobs and skills summit.

Crikey

Jobs summit key chance for reform: BCA

Business Council of Australia chief executive Jennifer Westacott says the upcoming jobs and skills summit is an opportunity to reset the economy.

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