Murray Watt
Senator for Queensland · Australian Labor Party
Minister for the Environment and Water
Pay
- Base salary
- $239,270
- Salary
- $239,270
- Electorate allowance, on top
- $39,700
Senators all receive the same electorate allowance. The rate for this office is not published.
Registrable interests
the whole registerAs declared on the Register of Senators’ Interests, in Murray’s own words. The register records what an interest is, not what it is worth, and does not separate a senator’s interests from their family’s.
Real estate
Real estate, and the purpose for which it is held.
- Ashgrove, Queensland · Residential
Liabilities
The nature of any liability and the creditor concerned.
- Mortgage on residential property · ME Bank
- Credit Card · ME Bank
- +Credit Card | Bank of Queensland · 3 February 2026
- −Credit Card | ME Bank · 3 February 2026
Savings and investment accounts
Saving or investment accounts, their nature and the institution holding them.
- Savings x 4 · ME Bank
Other assets over $7,500
Any other asset valued over $7,500, excluding household and personal effects.
- Superannuation
- Life Insurance
Gifts
Gifts valued over the threshold set by the Senate resolution.
- Qantas Chairman's Lounge Membership
- Virgin Beyond Lounge Membership
- +Gifted Socceroos Jersey by Football Australia · 18 May 2026
- +2 x Socceroos Jerseys supplied by Football Australia at Parliament House Event, 26 November 2025 · 1 December 2025
- +Gifted a signed book 'Antarctica: The Complete Story. David McGonigal, Lynn Woodworth Hardback - 2003', by David McGonigal at the National Museum opening of Antarctica Exhibit. Museum provided additional gift bag and t-shirt. · 2 July 2026
Sponsored travel or hospitality
Sponsored travel or hospitality received.
- 2 x Corporate Tickets to Dolphins v Cowboys NRL Game at Suncorp Stadium 17/7/25 gifted by City of Moreton Bay.
- +2 x corporate tickets to Brisbane Lions v Geelong AFL Grand Final in Melbourne on 27 September 2025, gifted by Asahi. · 30 September 2025
- +Gifted 2 x tickets to the 2025 Mid-Winter Ball on 27 August by The Guardian · 14 September 2025
- +4 x General Admission tickets to the Brisbane Roar FC v Auckland FC on Friday 9 January 2026 at Suncorp Stadium, gifted by Suncorp. · 12 January 2026
- +Great Barrier Reef Foundation hosted a one day visit, including return flights, to the Reef at Lady Elliot Island on 20 May 2026 ahead of UNESCO decision. · 26 May 2026
- +4 x corporate hospitality tickets to Melbourne F1 Grand Prix on Sunday 8 March 2026 - guest of Victorian Government. · 12 March 2026
- +1 x ticket to the World Surfing Conservation Conference in February 2026 held at the Gold Coast for staff member of Electorate Office who attended on my behalf. Ticket provided by the conference organisers. · 16 February 2026
- +2 x Corporate tickets from Cricket Australia to Day 2 Session of Australia v England Test Cricket at the Gabba - Friday 5 December 2025. · 14 December 2025
- +2 x Corporate tickets from Anacta Strategies to Day 4 Session of Australia v England Test Cricket at the Gabba - Sunday 7 December 2025. · 14 December 2025
- +Ticket for Minister and staff member to 2026 Mid-Winter Ball, gifted by Sky News. · 2 July 2026
Office holder of, or donor to, an organisation
Being an office holder of, or a regular or substantial donor to, any organisation or body.
- Australian Labor Party (Qld Branch)
- Queensland Left (Labor Party)
- Australian Lawyers for Human Rights
- United Workers Union
- Together Union
- BUPA Health Insurance
Other interests
Any other interest that could give rise to a conflict of interest.
- Australian Lawyers for Human Rights
- Patron of Friends of the ABC Queensland
- +Supporter Annual Membership to Emily's List (no voting rights) · 20 November 2025
- −Patron of Friends of the ABC Queensland · 5 November 2025
Nothing declared under shareholdings, trusts and nominee companies, directorships, partnerships, bonds and debentures, other sources of income.
Voted consistently for
95% or more of their votes supported these positions.
- same-sex marriage equality
- increasing trade unions' powers in the workplace
- privatising government-owned assets
- encouraging Australian-based industry
- stopping tax avoidance or aggressive tax minimisation
- buffer zones around abortion clinics
- increasing the price of tobacco
- a national redress scheme for institutional abuse survivors
Voted consistently against
5% or fewer of their votes supported these positions.
- increasing the age pension
- requiring a warrant to access citizens’ telecommunications records
- landholders' right to say no to mining and gas exploration
- building Australia’s new submarine fleet in South Australia
- a Royal Commission into banking
- a same-sex marriage plebiscite
- increasing the initial tax rate for working holiday makers to 19%
- an Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC)
Voted both ways
Positions where Murray’s votes fall on both sides. Each of these policies groups dozens of divisions across many years, including procedural motions and narrow amendments. Follow a link to see the votes.
- 50%regional processing of asylum seekers
- 50%offshore processing for people seeking asylum in Australia
- 50%increasing the diversity of media ownership
- 50%ending illegal logging
- 50%increasing parliamentary entitlements for current MPs and Senators
- 50%increasing the foreign aid budget to 0.7% of Gross National Income
Work expenses
all expenses$1,251,765 claimed over 4 quarters (Jul–Sep 2025 to Apr–Jun 2026), 1.85× the median for QLD.
- Employee Travel$686k
- Office Facilities$242k
- Scheduled Commercial Transport$125k
- Office Administration$55k
- Travel Allowance$54k
- Other Car Costs$51k
How to read this
- They Vote For You groups related divisions into plain-language "policies" and scores how often each member voted with that position. Those groupings are editorial judgements made by the OpenAustralia Foundation, not official parliamentary categories.
- An agreement score in the middle of the range means the member voted on both sides of that policy over time. That is normal: policies aggregate dozens of divisions across many years, including procedural motions and narrow amendments. We deliberately publish no "flip-flop" score, because when we measured it, almost every member qualified — it reflects how the scoring works, not anyone's conduct.
- Attendance excludes periods before a member was elected, but members may be absent for legitimate reasons including illness, parental leave, or official duties. A low rate is not by itself evidence of anything.
- Only members currently serving are included. A vote is recorded against the person, not the seat.
- Work expenses cover offices, staff, travel and communications. Claims are certified by the parliamentarian and administered by IPEA.
- Totals are not directly comparable between members. Electorate size drives travel costs, and ministers travel more than backbenchers. Members are therefore compared against the median for their own state or territory.
- Former parliamentarians — including former prime ministers, who retain certain entitlements — are reported separately and excluded from member comparisons.
- IPEA publishes quarterly and later issues adjustments for administrative errors. Figures for recent quarters may change slightly.
Full record for Murray Watt at They Vote For You, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Retrieved 2026-07-31.