Senate debates
Thursday, 2 July 2026
Questions without Notice
Wages and Salaries
3:04 pm
Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Environment and Water) | Hansard source
The Albanese Labor government has consistently advocated for wage rises, and that certainty is good for workers and good for business. But what isn't certain is what version of the Liberal Party will turn up in five weeks time when we come back. After knifing Sussan Ley when she was at 18 per cent, the new leadership team of Mr Taylor and Senator Hume have dragged the Liberal's vote down to 17 per cent.
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