Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Senator the Hon Murray Watt

  • Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations

Senator the Hon Murray Watt was sworn in as Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations on 29 July 2024.

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PALM scheme workers benefiting from skills training while in Australia

Language, literacy, numeracy, and digital training is now being offered to those taking part in the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme, to help workers settle in and learn new skills…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 5 March 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt
  • The Hon Pat Conroy MP
  • The Hon Andrew Giles MP

Interview with Graeme Goodings - 5AA mornings

Subjects: Albanese Government grants early access to entitlements for Mosaic Brands employees; Australia-US relationship.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 28 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Press Conference - Adelaide

Subjects: Albanese Government grants early access to entitlements for Mosaic Brands employees; Whyalla Steelworks support package.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 28 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Interview with Ron Wilson – 2SM Breakfast

Subjects: Albanese Government grants early access to entitlements for Mosaic Brands employees; Peter Dutton's share trading scandal; Cost of living.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 28 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Mosaic Brands Group workers given early access to entitlements scheme

The Albanese Government has today announced it will grant early access to the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG) for workers impacted by the closure of the clothing retailer Mosaic Brands Group.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 28 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Embedding the right to paid family and domestic violence leave in our workplaces

The Albanese Labor Government is reaffirming its commitment to end violence against women and children in one generation, today releasing the response to the independent review of the paid family…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 25 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher
  • The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Federal Court decision clarifies operation of Coal long service leave scheme

On 16 December 2024, the Full Court of the Federal Court dismissed Hitachi’s appeal in Hitachi Construction Machinery (Australia) Pty Ltd v Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave Funding)…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 24 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

New appointees to the Fair Work Commission

Five new appointments have been made to the Fair Work Commission, bringing extensive experience in workplace relations, law and business, industry and commerce to the tribunal.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 24 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Press conference, Sydney

Subjects: Albanese Government’s submission to protect workers’ penalty rates.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 21 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Interview with Peter Stefanovic - Sky News

Subjects: Albanese Government’s submission to protect workers’ penalty rates; Citizenship.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 21 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Interview with Sally Sara- ABC RN Breakfast

Subjects: Albanese Government’s submission to protect workers’ penalty rates; general retail industry award; tax system; investment in young Australians.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 21 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Interview with James Glenday - ABC News Breakfast

Subjects: Albanese Government’s submission to protect workers’ penalty rates, interest rate cuts, jobs figures, Ukraine

Release type: Transcript

Date: 21 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt