Portfolio — 14 May 2026
Minister Watt's 14 May activity spanned three portfolios in two streams. On environment and water, three PM media releases announced more than $630,000 for Western Australian water infrastructure, $10 million for Tasmanian riverbank restoration, and a joint $1.8 billion Reef 2050 Catchment Water Quality Strategy with Queensland. In the Senate, Watt defended the government's electoral reform record during the Banning Dirty Donations Bill second reading, directly challenging the Greens on their donations-reform credibility.
At Question Time he shifted to cost-of-living and wages, promoting the $250 Working Australians tax offset and the Fair Work Commission's abolition of junior rates for 18- to 20-year-olds.
The official records this note draws on — the raw primary documents themselves, as published.