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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More Australians in a job than ever before
Today’s jobs numbers for January show the number of employed people in Australia reaching a record high of 14,634,300, with 64.6 per cent of the working age population now in a job and the…
Press conference, Melbourne
MURRAY WATT, MINISTER FOR EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS: Well, thanks very much for joining me outside the MCG here in Melbourne today.
Press conference, Brisbane
SUBJECTS: Reserve Bank of Australia rate cut, real wages growth, Future Made in Australia.
Five quarters of annual real wage growth under Labor
New data released by the ABS today shows that real wages have now grown for five consecutive quarters under the Albanese Labor Government.
Interview with Natalie Barr - Channel 7 Sunrise
SUBJECTS: Federal election; Interest rate cut; Sydney rail dispute; PM wedding.
Appointment of inaugural Family and Injured Workers Advisory Committee
Members have now been appointed to the inaugural Family and Injured Workers Advisory Committee, giving bereaved families and seriously injured workers and their families a voice on workplace…
Northern Territory welcomes first PALM scheme workers in early childhood education and care sector
Workers from Papua New Guinea (PNG) have been welcomed to Darwin to work and train in the Australian early childhood sector, under a Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme pilot.
Crackdown on corporate misuse of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee
The Albanese Government will crackdown on corporate misuse of the Fair Entitlements Guarantee (FEG), with consultation now underway to ensure the scheme remains as effective as possible.
One year of Labor's world-leading Closing Loopholes II laws
Today marks one year since the second tranche of the Albanese Government’s world-leading Closing Loopholes legislation passed Federal Parliament.
Address to Ai Group - Industry Meets Canberra
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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…
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.