Hi Visvanath,
Thanks for sharing!
Found a more detailed article here: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/govt-slammed-for-dumping-popular-successful-electrician-apprenticeship-program-20151008-gk4pq5.html
They claim that it's political, i.e. a previous Labour govt. programme that new Coalition govt. wants to replace with something of their own.