The Australian Government has delivered the 2020–21 Budget

For details, visit the Departmentʼs 2020–21 Budget page.

Economic Response to the Coronavirus: Supporting Apprentices and Trainees

As part of its Economic Response to the Coronavirus, the Australian Government is supporting small businesses to retain their apprentices and trainees through a wage subsidy. Where a small business is not able to retain an apprentice, the subsidy will be available to a new employer.

A new online Jobs Hub is live, helping Australians looking for work to find advertised vacancies

While many businesses have been adversely affected by COVID-19 and are reducing their workforces, there are some areas of the economy which have an increased demand for workers.

Visit the Jobs Hub for connections to job opportunities.