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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Address to Ai Group - Industry Meets Canberra

** Acknowledgements omitted ** 

Release type: Speech

Date: 10 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Doorstop - Parliament House

Subjects: Albanese Government’s Closing Loopholes delivering a safer and fairer road transport industry; Coalition’s taxpayer-funded long lunches; Virgin Airlines CEO; US-China trade; IR policies.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 5 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Work progressing to address seafarer wage theft

The Albanese Government’s work to address seafarer wage theft has taken an important step forward, with the signing of an enhanced Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Fair Work Ombudsman…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 5 February 2025

Ministers:

  • The Hon Catherine King MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Albanese Government's workplace reforms delivering a better road transport industry

The Albanese Labor Government’s world-leading Closing Loopholes reforms are already beginning to create a safer and fairer road transport industry for Australian workers. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 5 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt
  • Senator Tony Sheldon

Interview with Natalie Barr - Channel 7 Sunrise

SUBJECTS: Artificial intelligence; DeepSeek; NSW Transport Minister resignation

Release type: Transcript

Date: 5 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Fast-tracked accreditation delivering more builders for the homes we need

The Albanese Government has slashed the time taken to accredit residential builders, to speed up the new homes Australians want and need.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 4 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt
  • The Hon Clare O'Neil MP

Review finds "positive" early changes from Secure Jobs, Better Pay laws

An independent interim review report released today finds the Albanese Government’s Secure Jobs, Better Pay Act is already starting to deliver pay rises for Australian workers, and…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 3 February 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Two-years of employees receiving paid family and domestic violence leave

Today marks the second-year anniversary of the Albanese Labor Government’s introduction of paid family and domestic violence leave. 

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 1 February 2025

Ministers:

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

New Chair for Safe Work Australia

Coal mining industry leader Mr Tony Maher has been appointed as the new Chair of Safe Work Australia.

Release type: Media Release

Date: 31 January 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Small claims procedure review released

The Albanese Government is continuing to ensure workers are getting paid what they are entitled to with the completion of the…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 30 January 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Interview with Ron Wilson - 2SM Breakfast

Subjects: Albanese Government's Same Job Same Pay changes

Release type: Transcript

Date: 28 January 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Interview with Dales Whyte, 4RO Breakfast

SUBJECTS: The Albanese Government’s record $2 billion investment in the Australian-made aluminium industry; Nuclear; Wage theft.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 23 January 2025

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt