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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Press Conference, St Francis Xavier College Canberra

SANDRA DARLEY, PRINCIPAL OF ST FRANCIS XAVIER COLLEGE: ...Minister Murray Watt, the Minister for Workplace Relations to a meeting with us today with Carol Matthews from the IEU,…

Release type: Transcript

Date: 26 August 2024

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Interview with Sarah Abo and Charles Croucher - Today Show

Subjects: Workers’ rights; Right to Disconnect laws now in place; Closing Loopholes; Aviation White Paper.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 26 August 2024

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Interview with Peter Stefanovic - Sky News First Edition

Subjects: Workers’ rights; Right to Disconnect laws now in place; Closing Loopholes; Aviation White Paper.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 26 August 2024

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Interview with Craig Reucassel - ABC Sydney Breakfast

Subjects: Workers’ rights; Right to Disconnect laws now in place; staff burnout; Closing Loopholes; CFMEU.

Release type: Transcript

Date: 26 August 2024

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Right to disconnect among many increased benefits for workers starting today

From today (Monday 26 August), the Albanese Government’s world-leading Closing the Loopholes legislation comes into effect, helping Australians earn more, have more secure work and be safer in…

Release type: Media Release

Date: 26 August 2024

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

ABC News Breakfast

SUBJECTS: CFMEU legislation, Palestinian visas

Release type: Transcript

Date: 20 August 2024

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt
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Doorstop, Parliament House Canberra

SUBJECTS: CFMEU legislation; Greens supporting CFMEU

Release type: Transcript

Date: 20 August 2024

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Joint media release: Job creation hits nearly one million under Albanese Labor Government

Despite the unemployment rate ticking up slightly to 4.2 per cent last month, an extra 58,200 new jobs were created across our economy.

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 15 August 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Jim Chalmers MP
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Joint media release: Gender pay gap drops to historic low

New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows the national gender pay gap is the lowest on record - today falling to 11.5 per cent from 12 per cent in November…

Release type: Joint Media Release

Date: 15 August 2024

Ministers:

  • The Hon Anthony Albanese MP
  • Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher
  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Interview with Patricia Karvelas - ABC Radio National

Subjects: CFMEU bill; superannuation; building costs

Release type: Transcript

Date: 15 August 2024

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Doorstop interview - Parliament House, Canberra

Subjects: D-Day for Coalition delays to CFMEU legislation, Peter Dutton's divisive rhetoric

Release type: Transcript

Date: 15 August 2024

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt

Interview with Greg Jennett - ABC Afternoon Briefing

Subjects: LNP and Greens vote against passage of urgent CFMEU legislation

Release type: Transcript

Date: 14 August 2024

Ministers:

  • Senator the Hon Murray Watt