Australia needs to invest more in training for female-dominated trades such as fashion, textile and floristry to alleviate skills shortages and bolster onshore manufacturing and the service economy, independent teal MPs say.
Speaking at the Jobs and Skills Summit on Thursday, MP for Goldstein Zoe Daniel will push for the expansion of apprenticeship subsidies to feminised industries such as these to ease staff shortages and unlock the economic benefits of women returning to work.
