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Senator Murray Watt

- Australian Labor Party Senator for Queensland
- Minister for Emergency Management (since 1 Jun 2022)
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (since 1 Jun 2022) - Became a Senator on 1 July 2016 — Federal election
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Most recent appearances in parliament
- Questions without Notice: Infrastructure (24 Mar 2023)
“We all remember that under coalition governments, Commonwealth and state, it is regional communities that bear the brunt of underinvestment and political porkbarrelling.”
- Questions without Notice: Infrastructure (24 Mar 2023)
“The biggest example of this at the Commonwealth level is the Building Better Regions Fund—and, gee, they don't like being reminded of it. Former coalition ministers make decisions on projects based on 'choose your own adventure' criteria that were not even explained to those applying for grants.”
- Questions without Notice: Infrastructure (24 Mar 2023)
“National Party seats benefitted the most—”
Numbers
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- Has spoken in 94 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Senators.
- People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — average amongst Senators.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 614 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)
Register of Interests (What's this?)
Murray Watt's latest interest statementLast updated: 19 Sep 2022