Bargaining bombshells and billion-dollar TAFE boosts:The takeaways from day one of the jobs summit

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese kicked off the national jobs and skills summit in Canberra by urging attendees not to “dig deeper trenches on the same old battlefields” but to try to strive for common goals.

“Compromises will need to be negotiated,sacrifices will need to be made. If we can get it right,if we can seek out points of consensus ... the results will certainly be worth it,” he said.

State premiers listen to the prime minister’s opening address.

State premiers listen to the prime minister’s opening address.Alex Ellinghausen

Here are the key takeaways from day one:

Illustration:Matt Golding

Illustration:Matt Golding

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