The Latest Breaking News from Tony Burke

Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke says gig work is spreading from food deliveries to healthcare and it’s a ‘cancer’ on the economy, and anti-vax Novak Djokovic won’t play the US Open.

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

Employment Minister Tony Burke has expressed strong interest in a proposal put forward by the Australian Council of Trade Unions for multi-employer bargaining, saying he wants to see the idea "fleshed out".

Tony Burke has promised a renewed focus on the arts and a suite of reforms to support the sector – but is staying quiet on the question of funding.

Can Bluey be considered one of Australia’s most popular children’s cultural exports if it is re-edited to reflect the culture of its destination market?

Beloved children’s program Bluey has received some backlash.

Tentatively hopeful news.

Alongside much else that is being revised, reimagined or recast by the Albanese government, Australia is to have a new cultural policy. Consultation has involved town hall meetings and a call for submissions. The arts minister, Tony Burke, has established five review panels to consider feedback.

The government vowed to shut the Australian Building and Construction Commission. But the agency is still launching court cases against its key opponent, construction union the CFMMEU.

One month into the rollout of the new $7 billion Workforce Australia system, jobseekers and students are reporting mass confusion and inconsistencies.

‘We particularly want to make sure the bargaining system works for small business and for women’, says Burke