• 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: Budget (14 May 2026)

“The independent Fair Work Commission has ruled that young adult workers should earn adult wages, and that happened under a Labor government. This government welcomes the decision to abolish junior rates of pay for 18- to 20-year-old workers in some sectors, meaning tens of thousands of young adult workers will earn more at this important time of their lives. While we're getting on with the...”

Questions without Notice: Budget (14 May 2026)

“We know that for 10 years we had a Liberal-National party coalition government for whom low wages was a deliberate design feature of their economic policy. But things have changed under Labor. New data released by the ABS yesterday shows that annual nominal wages continue to grow above three per cent under Labor. Annual wages are growing by at least three per cent in 14 of 18 industries. Our...”

Questions without Notice: Budget (14 May 2026)

“Where does the incredible shrinking coalition stand now on these matters? We know that Senator Bragg likes to reheat an old losing policy or two, old 'Fightback!' Bragg over there. This week I informed the Senate of his desire to bring back the Liberals' losing Fightback! policy. Today it seems that he's keen to bring back John Howard's losing Work Choices policy. This morning on ABC Radio...”

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• Has spoken in 74 debates in the last year — average amongst Senators.
• People have made 1 comment on this Senator's speeches — above average amongst Senators.
• 6 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever Murray Watt speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1265 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Murray Watt's latest interest statementLast updated: 18 May 2026