Albanese government announces 180,000 more free Tafe places and workplace reform at jobs summit

Prime minister opens summit by pledging a $1.1bn training blitz and reforms to improve bargaining for workplace pay deals

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The Albanese government has announced 180,000 more fee-free Tafe positions and a suite of “immediate” reforms to improve bargaining for workplace pay deals on the first day of the jobs summit.

The summit has achieved consensus among employer and union groups on the need to simplify the bargaining system, while the government has struck a middle path by promising to allow deals that cover multiple employers without “interfering” in businesses’ ability to deal directly with their employees if they choose.

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