• Australian Labor Party Senator for Queensland
• Minister for the Environment and Water (since 13 May 2025)
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2016 — Federal election
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Questions without Notice: Wages (3 Feb 2026)

“There are currently more than 14.6 million Australians in work, which is a record number of Australians in work, with unemployment falling to 4.1 per cent. While the Albanese government is focused on the jobs of Australians, we know that the only jobs the Liberal Party are focused on are their own. Today we read about the current opposition leader's pitch to the Nationals, to get back...”

Questions without Notice: Wages (3 Feb 2026)

“The key condition of the jobs deal for the three rogue senators is that they be benched—off the front bench for six months after breaking shadow cabinet solidarity. I was thinking to myself, 'What was another example where we saw three people sidelined for breaking the rules of the game?' And there it was: sandpapergate—that infamous time when we saw three of Australia's top...”

Questions without Notice: Wages (3 Feb 2026)

“Thanks again, Senator Sheldon. It is absolutely vital that Australians' wages continue to rise, particularly for low- and middle-income earners. Lifting wages is a key part of our government's laser-like focus to reduce the impacts of cost-of-living pressures. But, at every stage, we've seen the Liberal Party oppose any measure we've put forward to increase the wages of working Australians....”

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• Has spoken in 77 debates in the last year — above average amongst Senators.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — above average amongst Senators.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1243 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Murray Watt's latest interest statementLast updated: 12 Jan 2026