Senator Lidia Thorpe was called the “Queen of Irrelevance” and Senator Murray Watt a “dick” on the ABC's Q+A program on Monday. Host Patricia Karvelas brought the show to Brisbane this week ahead of Saturday's Queensland state election, in which Labor is expected to lose power after 10 years in government.
The head of Western Australia's main business lobby has expressed his concerns about a union initiative in the Pilbara region to the new Minister for Industrial Relations, Murray Watt. Chris Rodwell, chief executive of the WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry, confronted Senator Watt about the issue at an industry event on Friday.
Construction employers and construction union representatives found to have committed misconduct will face the full force of the law, said Labor Minister Murray Watt. The minister is preparing for imminent crackdown on the CFMEU's construction division, with a bill due to be introduced in Parliament on Monday giving him the power to place the division … Read more