• Australian Labor Party Senator for Queensland
• Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations (since 29 Jul 2024)
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2016 — Federal election
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Ministerial Statements: Annual Statement to Parliament on Northern Australia (19 Nov 2024)

“At the request of the Minister for Resources and Minister for Northern Australia, I table the 2024 annual statement on developing northern Australia.”

Questions without Notice: International Students (19 Nov 2024)

“Thank you, Senator Bilyk—you're right. In his budget reply, Mr Dutton did say he would work with universities to set a cap on foreign students, and he has been saying that month after month after month. He has been saying, 'We need to set a cap on international students, we need to bring migration levels down,' but what do you know? We get to the second last week of the year and he...”

Questions without Notice: International Students (19 Nov 2024)

“Thanks, Senator Bilyk. And don't they get touchy when we talk about the shonks in the international education system! Is that the sound of cashie-cashie over there? I'm not sure—and I don't mean you, Senator Cash; I mean cashie-cashie. The Albanese Labor government has been working hard to address the serious quality and integrity issues we inherited in the education sector. The...”

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• Has spoken in 108 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") 1046 times in debates — well above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)

Murray Watt's latest interest statementLast updated: 31 Mar 2023