Murray Watt
AustraliapoliticianMale8.9Global Dominance: 0.02%Murray Watt is an Australian politician and member of the Australian Labor Party, currently serving as the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. He has gained attention for his involvement in the airline sector, particularly regarding the influence of unions on corporate governance, and has been vocal about the hiring practices at Virgin Australia following the controversial tenure of its former executives.
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Murray Watt is a senior government minister who defended the Prime Minister during the recent controversy.
Coalition demands AFP probe of diplomatic cables over PM’s melon gaffeAustralia· 2026-08-11
Environment Minister Murray Watt said the additions would bring an additional 671,500 square kilometres of Australia’s territorial waters under high protection.
Millions of kilograms of sea life are taken from marine parks every year. It’s completely legalAustralia· 2026-08-11
Murray Watt is a minister who has been part of the defense of Albanese.
Albanese’s attempts to talk to everyone bear bitter fruit when he goes off scriptAustralia· 2026-08-11
Murray Watt, the Minister for Environment and Water of Australia, spoke at the UN Ocean Conference in France in June 2025.
Cách Australia ứng dụng công nghệ để thúc đẩy kinh tế biển
Vietnam· 2026-08-10
Murray Watt is the federal Environment Minister who consulted on the review of the Bureau of Meteorology.
BOM launches inquiry after $96 million website backlashAustralia· 2026-08-04
Environment Minister Murray Watt said the mass deaths in South Australia were 'just the beginning' in what is likely to be a 'long and difficult journey'.
H5N1 virus confirmed on mainland after mass deaths at Cape JaffaAustralia· 2026-08-03
Murray Watt was the then-workplace relations minister during the CFMEU scandal.
Labor, the CFMEU and a $109b question Victorians want answeredAustralia· 2026-07-29
Murray Watt is the Federal Minister for the Environment and Water who announced the eradication of feral pigs on Kangaroo Island.
In 1802, a French explorer released pigs on Kangaroo Island; 224 years later, Australia has finally removed them
India· 2026-07-27
Will Environment Minister Murray Watt make waste management a priority?
Lack of solar panel recycling is hardly enlightenedAustralia· 2026-07-25
Environment Minister Murray Watt said on Nine’s Today program on Wednesday.
PM to promise new cost-of-living relief and student health subsidies ahead of next electionAustralia· 2026-07-22
Environment Minister Murray Watt stated that anyone returning to Australia who has been part of terrorist organisations will face the full force of the law.
‘Dr Jihad’ ISIS fighter revealed to be alive and seeking return to AustraliaAustralia· 2026-07-22
Murray Watt, Labor’s attack dog against Hanson, commented on the coalition.
One Nation senator alleges pandemic death footage was stagedAustralia· 2026-07-21
Environment Minister Murray Watt told this masthead he was still seeking an administrator to run the pilot.
Millions of solar panels go to landfill. Why aren’t they recycled?Australia· 2026-07-19
Environment Minister Murray Watt attended the Midwinter Ball as a guest of Sky News.
Sportsbet’s hospitality proves irresistible for Labor MP Dan RepacholiAustralia· 2026-07-14
Murray Watt is the Environment Minister who argues for the economic and environmental benefits of returning water to the system.
Murray Darling Basin review to feel One Nation effectAustralia· 2026-07-05
Murray Watt said Australians got a 'bit of a reality check' after Hanson’s speech.
Why the Liberal Party is failing to gain ground despite One Nation’s recent slideAustralia· 2026-06-29
Environment Minister Murray Watt stated that only two positive cases of the virus had been identified.
Deadly virus puts 100 species of Australia’s ‘isolated’ wildlife at risk of mass deathsAustralia· 2026-06-22
Environment Minister Murray Watt said they would not encourage Australians to serve in the Russian military given it invaded Ukraine.
Former defence chief sounds alarm on Australians serving in foreign militariesAustralia· 2026-06-02
Murray Watt is the federal environment minister who called Timms' vaccine historic.
Whistleblower alleges major flaws in University of Sunshine Coast researchAustralia· 2026-05-30
Cabinet minister Murray Watt read a statement provided by Minister Burke regarding his Chinese-made vehicle.
ASIO says politicians shouldn’t be having conversations in carsAustralia· 2026-05-29
Environment Minister Murray Watt confirmed that the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet had made a public interest immunity claim regarding cabinet documents.
Government confirms bid to hide counter-terror details from royal commissionAustralia· 2026-05-28
Environment Minister Murray Watt announced in May he had provisionally approved Woodside extending its North West Shelf operation to 2070.
Text messages reveal gas giant’s negotiating tacticsAustralia· 2026-03-04
Labor frontbencher Murray Watt made the point: Ley had 'belled the cat' on the fact the leader had changed but policies hadn’t.
Pauline Hanson’s surge is just a protest vote? The one notion that imperils LiberalsAustralia· 2026-03-01
Federal Environment and Water Minister Murray Watt said the listing was the nation’s highest heritage honours.
Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras route added to national heritage registerAustralia· 2026-02-25
Murray Watt is the Environment Minister involved in the approval of Woodside's North West Shelf project extension.
Woodside North West Shelf project extended after heavy political lobbying of Albanese government minister Murray Watt’s departmentAustralia· 2026-02-23
A spokesperson for Environment Minister Murray Watt confirmed the rejection early on Friday.
UNESCO rejects World Heritage listing for historic siteAustralia· 2026-02-20
Burke (like Penny Wong and Murray Watt) could bore for Australia when it’s needed.
Key ministerial match-ups that will determine the success or failure of Angus Taylor’s oppositionAustralia· 2026-02-18
Murray Watt, then-employment minister, emphasized the need for a real person to review decisions regarding gig workers' suspensions.
Australia’s unfair dismissal-style laws for gig economy workers trigger flood of appeals from Uber driversAustralia· 2026-02-16
Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt said the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water had set up specialist environmental crime units in Sydney and Melbourne.
The slippery and growing problem of animal smugglingAustralia· 2026-02-14
Murray Watt is the Environment Minister responsible for developing new environmental laws.
Nineteen new species added to listAustralia· 2026-02-13