A belief in the benefits of secure employment and quality education and training, as well as a commitment to fairness and equal opportunity, led Brendan O’Connor to begin his career in a union where he became Assistant National Secretary of the Australian Services Union (ASU). He was elected to parliament in 2001 and has since headed [...]
The Hon Brendan O’Connor is Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and the Member for Gorton. As unions herald an aggressive campaign, claiming that the current industrial relations system is “broken”, Brendan O’Connor has agreed that changes are needed because the Fair Work Act has not kept pace with changes in the labour market. In a [...]
Speaker(s): THE HON. BRENDAN O’CONNOR MP (Shadow Minister for Employment & Workplace Relations) Date: 2017-08-02 Venue: The Sydney Institute, Level 40, Governor Phillip Tower, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney Time: 5:30 for 6:00pm Book from: 18 July 2017
The Hon Brendan O'Connor is the Minister for Small Business, and Minister for Housing and Homelessness in the Gillard Government. He was the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Industrial Relations from December 2006 until the election of the Rudd Government, when he was appointed as Minister for Employment Participation. In December 2011, he was appointed as [...]
Speaker(s): Brendan O’Connor Date: 2012-10-23 Venue: Gilbert + Tobin, Level 37 - Woodstock Room, 2 Park Street (corner George Street), Sydney Time: 5.30 for 6pm
