Editing Peter Garrett

{{Short description|Australian musician and activist}}
{{distinguish|Peter Garratt}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix    = [[The Honourable]]
| name                = Peter Garrett
| honorific-suffix    = {{post-nominals |country=AUS|size=100|AM}}
| image               = Peter_Garrett_2017.jpg
| caption             = Garrett at [[Colours of Ostrava]], 2017
| office              = [[Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth]]
| term_start          = 14 September 2010
| term_end            = 26 June 2013
| primeminister       = [[Julia Gillard]]
| predecessor         = [[Simon Crean]]
| successor           = [[Bill Shorten]]
| office1             = [[Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Australia)|Minister for the Environment, Heritage <br /> and the Arts]]
| term_start1         = 3 December 2007
| term_end1           = 14 September 2010
| primeminister1      = [[Kevin Rudd]]<br />[[Julia Gillard]]
| predecessor1        = [[Malcolm Turnbull]]
| successor1          = [[Tony Burke]]
| office2             = [[Parliament of Australia|Member of the Australian Parliament]] <br /> for [[Division of Kingsford Smith|Kingsford Smith]]
| term_start2         = 9 October 2004
| term_end2           = 5 August 2013
| predecessor2        = [[Laurie Brereton]]
| successor2          = [[Matt Thistlethwaite]]
| birth_name          = Peter Robert Garrett
| birth_date          = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1953|04|16}}
| birth_place         = [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Australia
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| party               = [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] (from 2004)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2004/s1130326.htm|title=Garrett accepted by Labor's National Executive|first=Louise|last=Yaxley|work=PM|publisher=ABC News|date=11 June 2004|access-date=20 March 2021|archive-date=12 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512131222/http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2004/s1130326.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
| relations           = 
| spouse              = {{marriage|Doris Ricono|1986}}
| children            = 3
| residence           = [[Randwick]], New South Wales, Australia<ref name="about">{{cite web |url=http://www.petergarrett.com.au/about/about/ |title=About Peter |website=Peter Garrett |access-date=4 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516005123/http://www.petergarrett.com.au/about/about/ |archive-date=16 May 2013}}{{Self-published source|date=July 2013}}</ref>
| alma_mater          = [[Australian National University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]) <br />[[University of New South Wales]] ([[LLB]])
| awards              = Member of the [[Order of Australia]] (2003)<br />Officer of the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres]] (France, 2009)
| signature           = 
| website             = {{URL|petergarrett.com.au}}
| footnotes           = 
| profession          = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter|activist|politician|environmentalist}}
| otherparty          = [[Nuclear Disarmament Party|Nuclear Disarmament]] (1980s)
}}

'''Peter Robert Garrett''' {{post-nominals |country=AUS|AM}} (born 16 April 1953)<ref name="aph.gov.au">{{Cite web|url= https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=HV4|title= The Hon Peter Garrett AM, MP – Parliament of Australia|access-date= 15 July 2019|archive-date= 28 February 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120228072239/https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=HV4|url-status= live}}</ref> is an Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and former politician.

In 1973, Garrett became the lead singer of the Australian rock band [[Midnight Oil]]. As a performer he is known for his signature bald head, his eccentric dance style, and a "mesmerising onstage presence".<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Richard |last=McGregor |author-link=Richard McGregor |title=Australian Reviews |magazine=[[Rolling Stone Australia]] |date=22 March 1979 |page=43 |publisher=Silvertongues Pty Ltd |location=North Sydney, NSW}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jul/17/midnight-oil-frontman-peter-garrett-is-back-and-hes-ready-to-dance-again |title=Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett is back – and he's ready to dance again |first=Andrew |last=Stafford |date=17 July 2016 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=14 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414005806/https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/jul/17/midnight-oil-frontman-peter-garrett-is-back-and-hes-ready-to-dance-again |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/midnight-oil-drummer-hints-at-reunion-after-peter-garrett-finishes-memoir-20140604-zrww4.html |title=Midnight Oil drummer hints at reunion after Peter Garrett finishes memoir |date=3 June 2014 |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162157/https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/midnight-oil-drummer-hints-at-reunion-after-peter-garrett-finishes-memoir-20140604-zrww4.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.triplem.com.au/mix-music/news/top-5-peter-garrett-dance-moves |title=The Top 5 Peter Garrett Dance Moves |date=27 February 2017 |website=[[Triple M]] |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=21 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121071544/https://www.triplem.com.au/mix-music/news/top-5-peter-garrett-dance-moves |url-status=live }}</ref> He served as President of the [[Australian Conservation Foundation]] for ten years before being elected for the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] as the [[Australian House of Representatives|Member of the House of Representatives]] for the seat of [[Division of Kingsford Smith|Kingsford Smith]] in the [[2004 Australian federal election|2004 election]].

After Labor's victory in the [[2007 Australian federal election|2007 election]], Garrett was appointed [[Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (Australia)|Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts]] by [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] [[Kevin Rudd]].<ref name="BBC">{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7118265.stm |website=BBC News |title=Australia's Rudd unveils cabinet |date=29 November 2007 |access-date=22 May 2010 |archive-date=6 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406120917/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7118265.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the [[2010 Australian federal election|2010 election]], he was made [[Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth]] by Prime Minister [[Julia Gillard]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Cassie |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/11/3009113.htm?section=justin |title=Gillard unveils major frontbench shake-up |website=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |location=Australia |date=11 September 2010 |access-date=15 April 2011 |archive-date=15 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100915073732/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/11/3009113.htm?section=justin |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the aftermath of the [[Australian Labor Party leadership spill, June 2013|2013 leadership spill]], Garrett resigned from the Ministry and announced he would retire from politics at the [[2013 Australian federal election|2013 election]].<ref name="NINE MSN">{{Cite web |url=http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013/06/26/21/36/garrett-quits-as-rudd-returns |website=[[Nine News]] |title=Garrett quits as Rudd returns |date=26 June 2013 |access-date=26 June 2013 |agency=Australian Associated Press |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629224306/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2013/06/26/21/36/garrett-quits-as-rudd-returns |archive-date=29 June 2013 }}</ref><ref name=spill>{{cite web |last=Griffiths |first=Emma |title=Kevin Rudd defeats Julia Gillard 57–45 in Labor leadership ballot, paving way for a return to PM |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-26/rudd-prevails-over-gillard-in-leadership-ballot/4783422 |access-date=26 June 2013 |website=ABC News |date=26 June 2013 |archive-date=1 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101181756/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-06-26/rudd-prevails-over-gillard-in-leadership-ballot/4783422 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2003, Garrett was appointed a Member of the [[Order of Australia]], "for service to the community as a prominent advocate for environmental conservation and protection, and to the music industry."<ref name="itsanhonour">{{cite web |url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1043291 |title=Garrett, Peter Robert: Member of the Order of Australia |website=It's an Honour |publisher=[[Commonwealth of Australia]] |date=9 June 2003 |access-date=25 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222042232/https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/1043291 |archive-date=22 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, the French Government appointed Garrett an Officer of the [[Ordre des Arts et des Lettres|Order of Arts and Letters]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://laperouse.info/peter-garrett-in-paris-awarded-d%e2%80%99officier-dans-l%e2%80%99ordre-des-arts-et-des-lettres/ |title=Peter Garrett in Paris awarded d'Officier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres |date=14 July 2009 |website=[[La Perouse, New South Wales|La Perouse]] |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140745/http://laperouse.info/peter-garrett-in-paris-awarded-d%e2%80%99officier-dans-l%e2%80%99ordre-des-arts-et-des-lettres/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, the [[World Wide Fund for Nature]] presented him with their Leaders for a Living Planet Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://awsassets.wwf.org.au/downloads/mc008_leaders_for_a_living_planet_11apr10.pdf |title=In recognition of The Hon. Peter Garrett AM MP |date=11 April 2010 |website=WWF |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143920/http://awsassets.wwf.org.au/downloads/mc008_leaders_for_a_living_planet_11apr10.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Early life==
Born on 16 April 1953, in [[Wahroonga]], [[Sydney]],<ref name="aph.gov.au"/> Garrett was the eldest of three siblings. He suffered from severe asthma as a child. He attended Gordon West Public School and then [[Barker College]] in Hornsby before studying politics at the [[Australian National University]] (ANU), where he was a resident at [[Burgmann College]], and later law at the [[University of New South Wales]].

His father died from an asthma attack while Peter was in his teens, and his mother died in a fire at the family home when he was in his early twenties. Peter managed to escape the fire, but his mother was asleep upstairs and he was unable to rescue her.<ref name="SMH-110604">{{cite news |title=The personal price of a political choice |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/11/1086749898019.html |access-date=30 May 2016 |first=Stephanie |last=Peatling |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=12 June 2004 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094902/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/11/1086749898019.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://news.anu.edu.au/?p=1283 |title=Awards |website=[[Australian National University|ANU]] |date=3 June 2009 |access-date=5 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914185136/http://news.anu.edu.au/?p=1283 |archive-date=14 September 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/yes-i-was-a-teenage-stoner-says-candid-minchin/2007/07/12/1183833608112.html |title=Yes, I was a teenage stoner, says candid Minchin |date=12 July 2007 |newspaper=The Age |access-date=17 November 2012 |archive-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606103705/http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/yes-i-was-a-teenage-stoner-says-candid-minchin/2007/07/12/1183833608112.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.grs.unsw.edu.au/futurestudents/aboutunsw.html |title=About UNSW & Sydney |website=[[UNSW]] |access-date=5 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914124032/http://www.grs.unsw.edu.au/futurestudents/aboutunsw.html |archive-date=14 September 2009}}</ref>

==Musical career and activism==
{{main|Midnight Oil}}
[[File:Festival des Vieilles Charrues 2017 - Midnight Oil - 012.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Garrett performing in 2017]]
In 1973, Garrett became the lead singer for the rock band [[Midnight Oil]], after responding to an advertisement placed by one of the band's founding members, [[Rob Hirst]]. In tandem with their musical and commercial success, the band were strongly identified with environmental and [[Aboriginal rights]] causes. They were particularly critical of the military and foreign policy of the [[United States]] during the 1980s. On and off stage, Midnight Oil often made political statements. At the closing ceremony of the [[2000 Olympic Games]] in Sydney, the group performed before then-Prime Minister, [[John Howard]], and a television audience of hundreds of millions, wearing black overalls bearing the word "sorry". This referred to the Howard Government's refusal to apologise to [[Australian Aborigine|Aboriginal Australians]] for the former policy of [[Stolen Generation|removing Aboriginal children from their families]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kingston |first1=Margo |title=Howard's memory of burning beds |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/14/1087065071551.html |access-date=30 May 2016 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=14 June 2004 |archive-date=16 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516182429/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/14/1087065071551.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Nicholson |first1=Anne Maria |title=Midnight Oil exhibition chronicles musical history, introduces new song, The Ghost of the Roadhouse |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-02/midnight-oil-exhibition-chronicles-bands-musical-history/5495296 |access-date=30 May 2016 |website=ABC News |date=3 June 2014 |archive-date=17 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517015957/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-02/midnight-oil-exhibition-chronicles-bands-musical-history/5495296 |url-status=live }}</ref>

During his time with Midnight Oil, Garrett served two terms as President of the [[Australian Conservation Foundation]] (from 1989 to 1993 and 1998 to 2004). He was also invited to join the international board of [[Greenpeace]] in 1993 for a two-year term. He served as an adviser and patron to various cultural and community organisations, including Jubilee Debt Relief, and was a founding member of the [[Surfrider Foundation]].<ref name="about"/><ref name="myspace1">{{cite web |url=http://www.myspace.com/officialpetergarrett |title=Peter Garrett |website=[[Myspace]] |access-date=25 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417042522/http://www.myspace.com/officialpetergarrett |archive-date=17 April 2010}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2024}} In 2000, Garrett was awarded the Australian Humanitarian Foundation Award in the environment category and in 2001 he received an honorary Doctorate of Letters from the [[University of New South Wales]]. Garrett announced his departure from Midnight Oil in 2002, saying he wished to concentrate more fully on his environmental and social activism.<ref>{{cite web |title=Q&A Panellist Peter Garrett |url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/qanda/txt/s2551088.htm |publisher=ABC News |access-date=30 May 2016 |archive-date=10 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510113310/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/qanda/txt/s2551088.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Peter Garrett back as Oils reunite |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/peter-garrett-back-as-oils-reunite/news-story/356c7a36ff0601cd4f1b08e38667498e |access-date=30 May 2016 |newspaper=The Australian |agency=News Corp |date=5 May 2016}}</ref>

Although no longer part of the band, Garrett performed several times with Midnight Oil in the following years. After the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami|Asian tsunami]] on 26 December 2004, Garrett joined the other members of Midnight Oil to perform as part of the fund-raising event [[WaveAid]]. On 7 July 2007, Garrett presented [[Crowded House]] at the [[Live Earth concert, Sydney|Australian leg]] of [[Live Earth]]. On 14 March 2009, Garrett performed live at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] with Midnight Oil for [[Sound Relief]], in order to raise money for the Victorian bushfire appeal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/15/2516458.htm |title=Garrett rocks out with Oils at Sound Relief |agency=Australian Associated Press |website=ABC News |location=Australia |date=15 March 2009 |access-date=25 June 2010 |archive-date=10 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210183522/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/03/15/2516458.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> In November 2012, Garrett and [[Paul Kelly (Australian musician)|Paul Kelly]] inducted [[Yothu Yindi]] into the [[ARIA Hall of Fame]] and performed with the band their best-known song "[[Treaty (song)|Treaty]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aria.com.au/documents/2012ARIAAWARDSWINNERSANNOUCEMENT_759086.pdf |title=Winners For The 2012 Aria Awards Announced! |date=29 November 2012 |website=[[ARIA Music Awards]] |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=19 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319171526/http://www.aria.com.au/documents/2012ARIAAWARDSWINNERSANNOUCEMENT_759086.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 5 May 2016, after the conclusion of his career in Parliament, Garrett announced that Midnight Oil would be reforming and that they would be touring in 2017, including a trip to the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Midnight Oil to reunite for a series of concerts in 2017 after lead singer Peter Garrett releases solo album |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tours/midnight-oil-to-reunite-for-a-series-of-concerts-in-2017-after-lead-singer-peter-garrett-releases-solo-album/news-story/2d335df5c0023d8819a4176b2fdcd2c6 |access-date=30 May 2016 |first=Kathy |last=McCabe |publisher=[[News.com.au]] |date=5 May 2016 |archive-date=2 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602172454/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/tours/midnight-oil-to-reunite-for-a-series-of-concerts-in-2017-after-lead-singer-peter-garrett-releases-solo-album/news-story/2d335df5c0023d8819a4176b2fdcd2c6 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://doublej.net.au/news/music-news/midnight-oil-are-reforming |title=Midnight Oil are reforming |first=Dan |last=Condon |date=4 May 2016 |website=[[Triple J|Double J]] |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144225/http://doublej.net.au/news/music-news/midnight-oil-are-reforming |url-status=live }}</ref> Midnight Oil stated on their Facebook page: "We wanted you to be the first to know that the five of us are planning to do some gigs in Australia and overseas during 2017."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/midnightoilofficial/?fref=ts |title=Midnight Oil |via=Facebook |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=2 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602140513/https://www.facebook.com/midnightoilofficial/?fref=ts |url-status=live }}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=May 2024}} Days later, Garrett also announced his first solo album, ''[[A Version of Now]]'', which was released on 15 July.<ref>{{cite web |title=New album 'A Version of Now' out Friday 15 July |url=https://petergarrett.com.au/new-album-version-now-friday-15-july/ |date=15 May 2016 |website=Peter Garrett |access-date=30 May 2016 |archive-date=23 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523081505/http://petergarrett.com.au/new-album-version-now-friday-15-july/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Garrett announces Australian Tour + 'A Version of Now' pre-order available now |url=https://petergarrett.com.au/peter-garrett-announces-australian-tour-version-now-pre-order-available-now/ |website=Peter Garrett |access-date=30 May 2016 |date=30 May 2016 |archive-date=1 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701165532/https://petergarrett.com.au/peter-garrett-announces-australian-tour-version-now-pre-order-available-now/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Peter Garrett: solo album A Version of Now leads Midnight Oil comeback |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/peter-garrett-solo-album-a-version-of-now-leads-midnight-oil-comeback/news-story/0bde9d683d7db256f1c0569f077d389a |access-date=30 May 2016 |newspaper=The Australian |agency=News Corp |date=28 May 2016 |archive-date=29 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629201145/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/peter-garrett-solo-album-a-version-of-now-leads-midnight-oil-comeback/news-story/0bde9d683d7db256f1c0569f077d389a |url-status=live }}</ref> His second solo album, [[The True North (album)|''The True North'']], was released in March 2024. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-14 |title=Peter Garrett's Satisfies Midnight Oil Devotees on Second Solo Album |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/midnight-oil-peter-garrett-solo-album-review-56688/ |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=Rolling Stone Australia |language=en-AU}}</ref>

==Political career==
===Nuclear Disarmament Party===
Garrett's first attempt to enter the [[Australian Parliament]] came in December 1984, when the [[Nuclear Disarmament Party]] (NDP) invited him to stand for a [[New South Wales]] seat in the [[Australian Senate]] at the [[1984 Australian federal election|federal election]]. He refused at first, but after consulting his bandmates, he agreed on the condition that he head the ticket. He needed 12.5% of the statewide vote to win a seat in the [[Proportional representation|Senate voting system]], but a primary vote of 9.6% proved insufficient when Labor allocated its second preferences to the [[Australian Democrats|Democrats]] ahead of the NDP.<ref>{{Cite book |first=Gillian |last=Fisher |title=Half-Life: NDP: peace, protest and party politics |location=Sydney |publisher=State Library of New South Wales Press |year=1995 |isbn=978-0-73058-958-7}}</ref>

===Australian Labor Party===
====Opposition (2004–2007)====
After the conclusion of Garrett's term as President of the Australian Conservation Foundation ended, in June 2004 Labor Leader [[Mark Latham]] announced that Garrett would become an [[Australian Labor Party]] candidate for the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] at that year's [[2004 Australian federal election|federal election]], in the safe New South Wales seat of [[Division of Kingsford Smith|Kingsford Smith]] which was being vacated by the former Cabinet Minister [[Laurie Brereton]]. There was some initial criticism from Labor members within the electorate, as the local branch had wished to select their own candidate;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/07/1086460239547.html?from=storylhs |title=ALP clears runway for Garrett's next gig |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=8 June 2004 |access-date=5 July 2013 |last1=Davies |first1=Anne |last2=Contractor |first2=Aban |last3=Peatling |first3=Stephanie |archive-date=5 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105115043/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/07/1086460239547.html?from=storylhs |url-status=live }}</ref> in the end, Garrett was comfortably elected for the seat in October 2004.
In 2015, Garrett alleged in his autobiography and an ABC documentary that he had been handed an envelope containing "hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars" in cash by a representative of Clubs NSW at a function following the 2004 election. He subsequently retracted his allegations and stated that the envelope in fact contained a cheque, which he returned, and also that the incident "took place before he was elected, which would mean the possible offence of bribery or attempted bribery of a public official would not apply".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-06/peter-garrett-retracts-details-of-alleged-clubs-nsw-money-offer/6831408|title=Peter Garrett, former Labor minister, retracts details of alleged Clubs NSW money offer|publisher=ABC News|date=6 October 2015|access-date=20 March 2021|archive-date=19 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119024950/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-06/peter-garrett-retracts-details-of-alleged-clubs-nsw-money-offer/6831408|url-status=live}}</ref> Clubs NSW subsequently sued the ABC for defamation, but withdrew the suit in 2016 following a court ruling on [[Discovery (law)|discovery]] that would have granted the ABC access to the organisation's financial records.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-20/clubs-nsw-drops-defamation-case-against-abc/7859030|title=Clubs NSW drops defamation case against ABC over Peter Garrett cash envelope story|publisher=ABC News|first=James|last=Thomas|date=20 September 2016|access-date=20 March 2021|archive-date=10 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310235248/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-20/clubs-nsw-drops-defamation-case-against-abc/7859030|url-status=live}}</ref>

Six months after entering parliament, Garrett was appointed Shadow [[Parliamentary Secretary]] for Reconciliation and the Arts.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts/sedition-bill-a-threat-to-arts/2005/10/29/1130400402080.html |last=Grattan |first=Michelle |author-link=Michelle Grattan |title=Sedition bill 'a threat to arts' |date=30 October 2005 |newspaper=The Age |location=Melbourne |access-date=5 July 2013 |archive-date=4 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104101117/http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts/sedition-bill-a-threat-to-arts/2005/10/29/1130400402080.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was reported that he had modified some of his earlier views.<ref name=Eureka/> He expressed support for the [[ANZUS|U.S.-Australia alliance]], and recanted earlier opposition to the Joint U.S.-Australian Defence Facility at [[Pine Gap]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2004/s1129238.htm |title=Peter Garrett back flips on Pine Gap |work=[[PM (ABC Radio)|PM]] |publisher=[[Radio National|ABC Radio National]] |location=Australia |date=10 June 2004 |access-date=25 June 2010 |last=Grimm |first=Nick |format=transcript |archive-date=11 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511132052/http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2004/s1129238.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He also stated that, while he would argue the case for environmentalism inside the Labor Party, he would observe the ultimate decision of the [[ALP caucus|party caucus]], including accepting any decision on the "no new uranium mines" policy.<ref>{{cite news |last=Heywood |first=Lachlan |date=12 December 2006 |url=http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20912936-952,00.html |title=Power Beats Passion |newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]] |access-date=9 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127123551/http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,20912936-952,00.html |archive-date=27 November 2007}}</ref> Garrett's change of stance drew criticism from both journalists and Midnight Oil fans, who contrasted Garrett's former pronouncements on environmental and political issues he had made before joining the Labor Party.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21484678-5001028,00.html?from=public_rss |title=Garrett denies selling out beliefs |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |location=Australia |date=1 April 2007 |access-date=15 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127085938/http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21484678-5001028,00.html?from=public_rss |archive-date=27 November 2007}}</ref>
[[Image:KingsfordSmith2007.jpg|left|thumb|A Garrett poster at a polling booth, 2007]]
While some in the media labelled him a "turncoat", some, such as ''[[Eureka Street (magazine)|Eureka Street]]'' and the ''[[Canberra Times]]'' columnist and [[Australian National University|ANU]] academic John Warhurst, defended his need to be a "team player" if he was going to succeed in the political game "from the inside".<ref name=Eureka>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=3575 |title=Politics is a team sport |magazine=[[Eureka Street (magazine)|Eureka Street]] |date=17 October 2007 |access-date=25 June 2010 |last=Warhurst |first=John |archive-date=21 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221183221/http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=3575 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Garrett campaigned for Labor in the [[2006 Victorian state election]], causing some controversy when he sent a letter to voters in the seat of [[Electoral district of Melbourne|Melbourne]], where Labor and the Greens were embroiled in a tight contest. In the letter Garrett urged voters not to vote for the Greens, claiming they were in alliance with the conservative [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]]. This incurred the ire of Greens Leader, and former Garrett ally, [[Bob Brown]], who accused Garrett of having "sold out" and of going against the environmental movement since joining the Labor Party.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/brown-sees-red-over-garrett-sell-out/2006/11/29/1164476260282.html |title=Brown sees red over Garrett 'sell out' |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=29 November 2006 |access-date=25 June 2010 |archive-date=25 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225183704/http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/brown-sees-red-over-garrett-sell-out/2006/11/29/1164476260282.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2006, [[Kevin Rudd]] appointed Garrett to his Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Minister for Climate Change, the Environment, Heritage and the Arts.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Shadow Ministry 10&nbsp;December 2006 |journal=Labor EHerald |publisher=[[Australian Labor Party|ALP]] |date=10 December 2006 |url=http://eherald.alp.org.au/download/now/shadow_ministry.pdf |access-date=15 December 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071128085741/http://eherald.alp.org.au/download/now/shadow_ministry.pdf |archive-date=28 November 2007}}</ref> Garrett supported Rudd in that month's [[Australian Labor Party leadership election, 2006|leadership spill]], a decision he would later come to regret, saying years later that it was "certainly the biggest mistake" he made in his political career.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/peter-garrett-says-kevin-rudd-was-a-danger-to-australia-in-tv-interview-20151011-gk6i04.html |title=Peter Garrett uses TV interview to say Kevin Rudd was a danger to Australia |first=Georgina |last=Mitchell |date=11 October 2015 |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142053/https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/peter-garrett-says-kevin-rudd-was-a-danger-to-australia-in-tv-interview-20151011-gk6i04.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the [[2007 Australian federal election|2007 election]] campaign, Garrett caused some controversy after the journalist [[Steve Price (broadcaster)|Steve Price]] claimed that Garrett had said to him Labor would change their policies if put in power. This was disputed by Garrett as a "short jocular conversation".<ref name="stripped">{{cite news |last=Topsfield |first=Jewel |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/11/29/1196037074839.html |title=Garrett stripped of climate change role |newspaper=[[The Age]] |date=30 November 2007 |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=4 November 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104120930/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/11/29/1196037074839.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Garrett was comfortably re-elected for Kingsford Smith in the election, with a 4.56% swing towards him.<ref name="2007_Election">{{cite web |url=http://results.aec.gov.au/13745/website/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-13745-127.htm |title=Australian Electoral Commission summary of Kingsford Smith, Federal Election 2007 |website=[[Australian Electoral Commission]] |date=19 December 2007 |access-date=19 December 2007 |archive-date=21 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080721193340/http://results.aec.gov.au/13745/Website/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-13745-127.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Environment Minister (2007–2010)====
After Labor's victory in the 2007 election, Prime Minister [[Kevin Rudd]] appointed Garrett as [[Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts (Australia)|Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts]] in the [[First Rudd Ministry|Cabinet]], although responsibility for climate change was separated from the portfolio and handed to Senator [[Penny Wong]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22842376-5013469,00.html |title=Kevin Rudd's Cabinet in full |publisher=[[News.com.au]] |date=29 November 2007 |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201134800/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22842376-5013469,00.html |archive-date=1 December 2007}}</ref><ref name="stripped" /> Although Garrett requested to represent the Government on climate change within the House of Representatives, Rudd instead gave that responsibility to [[Treasurer of Australia|Treasurer]] [[Wayne Swan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/garrett-has-his-hands-full-rudd-20071205-1f0c.html |accessdate=17 October 2021 |title=Garrett has his hands full: Rudd |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=5 December 2007 |archive-date=17 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517055119/https://www.smh.com.au/national/garrett-has-his-hands-full-rudd-20071205-1f0c.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In his first acts in the role, Garrett approved a controversial plan to dredge Melbourne's [[Port Phillip]] Bay.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.theage.com.au/garrett-approves-port-phillip-dredging/20071220-1iar.html |title=Garrett approves Port Phillip dredging |newspaper=The Age |date=20 December 2007 |access-date=25 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210035020/http://news.theage.com.au/garrett-approves-port-phillip-dredging/20071220-1iar.html |archive-date=10 February 2008}}</ref> This move attracted strong criticism from some environmental groups, who were concerned that the 23&nbsp;million cubic metres of sand, rock and contaminated silt dredged from the bay's shipping channels would affect fishing and tourism in the area.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/climate-watch/counterterrorism-police-seek-meeting-with-bay-activists/2008/01/16/1200419885279.html |title=Counter-terrorism police seek meeting with bay activists – Climate Watch |newspaper=The Age |location=Melbourne |date=16 January 2008 |access-date=25 June 2010 |archive-date=9 October 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091009223941/http://www.theage.com.au/news/climate-watch/counterterrorism-police-seek-meeting-with-bay-activists/2008/01/16/1200419885279.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/09/2134826.htm |title=Stoush brewing over Port Phillip dredging plan |website=ABC News |location=Australia |date=9 January 2008 |access-date=25 June 2010 |archive-date=2 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100302110159/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/01/09/2134826.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> Garrett also refused federal funding that would have enabled a remount of [[Elke Neidhardt]]'s acclaimed Adelaide production of ''[[Der Ring des Nibelungen]]'' in 2008.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Fabian |last=Muir |title=Elke Neidhardt: A passionate life lived in the arts |url=http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/elke-neidhardt-a-passionate-life-lived-in-the-arts-20131206-2ywk7.html |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |location=Sydney |date=7 December 2013 |access-date=11 December 2013 |archive-date=11 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211075123/http://www.smh.com.au/comment/obituaries/elke-neidhardt-a-passionate-life-lived-in-the-arts-20131206-2ywk7.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=Miriam |last=Cosic |title=A trajectory from actress to visionary of the opera stage |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/a-trajectory-from-actress-to-visionary-of-the-opera-stage/story-e6frg8n6-1226770790656 |newspaper=The Australian |date=29 November 2013 |access-date=11 December 2013 |archive-date=29 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129164752/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/a-trajectory-from-actress-to-visionary-of-the-opera-stage/story-e6frg8n6-1226770790656 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |first=Peter |last=Bassett |title=Adelaide's Ring, ten years on |url=http://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/adelaides-ring-ten-years |magazine=[[Limelight (magazine)|Limelight]] |location=Sydney |date=10 November 2014 |access-date=10 November 2014 |archive-date=11 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111172326/http://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/adelaides-ring-ten-years |url-status=live }}</ref>

As Environment Minister, Garrett was responsible for implementing the Government's whaling conservation policy, which included the cessation of commercial and "scientific" whaling.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/archive/env/2009/sp20090218.html |title=The future of international whale conservation |website=Minister for Environment, Heritage and Arts |location=Australia |date=18 February 2009 |access-date=7 July 2014 |archive-date=14 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140214020932/http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/archive/env/2009/sp20090218.html |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Japan]]'s annual trips to the [[Southern Ocean]] to kill whales in the name of science was most controversial issue, with the Australian Government attempting to negotiate a cessation of "scientific" whaling at the annual meetings of the [[International Whaling Commission]]. These negotiations were unsuccessful, culminating in Australia taking Japan to the [[International Court of Justice]] (ICJ). Although the case was concluded after Garrett had left politics, the ICJ eventually announced its judgement, based on his application, that Japan must stop whaling in the Southern Ocean.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/148/18162.pdf |title=Whaling in the Antarctic: Australia v. Japan |website=International Court of Justice |location=Netherlands |date=31 March 2014 |access-date=7 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331145014/http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/148/18162.pdf |archive-date=31 March 2014}}</ref>

In August 2008, Garrett approved a major expansion of South Australia's [[Beverley uranium mine]], saying the mine would demonstrate global best practice for environmental protection.<ref name="AUS_nod">{{Cite news |first=Matthew |last=Franklin |title=Uranium mine gets nod from Peter Garrett |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24259286-5013871,00.html |newspaper=The Australian |date=29 August 2008 |access-date=29 August 2008 |archive-date=15 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915234019/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24259286-5013871,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Garrett's decision was praised by the [[Uranium mining in Australia|uranium industry]], but criticised by the [[Australian Conservation Foundation]], the organisation Garrett previously led, which said the decision would result in the mine spreading acid and radioactive pollution over {{convert|100|km2}}.<ref name="NEWS_Tune">{{Cite news |first=Cathy |last=Alexander |title=Garrett changes tune on uranium |url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24256845-29277,00.html |website=News.com.au |date=28 August 2008 |access-date=29 August 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080901220837/http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24256845-29277,00.html |archive-date=1 September 2008}}</ref> Later that year, Garrett announced the withdrawing of all {{AUD}}2.6&nbsp;million funding from the [[Australian National Academy of Music]] (ANAM).<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/national/canberra-axes-music-academy-funds-20081023-57gq.html |title=Canberra axes music academy funds |newspaper=The Age |location=Melbourne |date=24 October 2008 |access-date=25 June 2010 |first=Robin |last=Usher |archive-date=28 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081028043141/http://www.theage.com.au/national/canberra-axes-music-academy-funds-20081023-57gq.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2009, Garrett chose not to give the proposed A$2&nbsp;billion [[Tamar Valley (Tasmania)|Tamar Valley]] mill approval until more studies were undertaken on its potential impact on marine environments. A new condition was put on the mill, meaning Gunns could be liable for criminal and civil penalties if the mill was approved and broke defined "environmental limits".<ref>{{cite web |last=Maiden |first=Siobhan |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2009/01/05/2459504.htm |title=Pulp mill decision announced |website=ABC News |location=Australia |date=5 January 2009 |access-date=15 April 2011 |archive-date=21 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921231512/http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2009/01/05/2459504.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> That same year saw Garrett also rejected proposals to impound the [[Mary River (Queensland)|Mary River]] through the construction of the [[Traveston Crossing Dam]]. Garrett determined that the impacts of the proposed dam on the [[threatened species]] of [[Australian lungfish]], the [[Mary River Turtle]] and the [[Mary River cod]] would be too great and of national environmental significance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/11/2739725.htm |title=Garrett rejects Traveston Dam |website=ABC News |location=Australia |date=11 November 2009 |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=23 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523040947/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/11/2739725.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In a 2010 reshuffle of his Cabinet, Rudd demoted Garrett to the outer ministry in response to Garrett's administration of the [[Energy Efficient Homes Package|Home Insulation Program]] (HIP), which was linked to four deaths, over 100 house fires and allegations of fraud.<ref name=insulationdebacle>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/26/2831528.htm |title=Garrett pays price for insulation debacle |website=ABC News |location=Australia |date=26 February 2010 |access-date=25 June 2010 |archive-date=24 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624101407/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/02/26/2831528.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="demotion">{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/02/2833721.htm |title=Garrett 'disappointed' by demotion |website=ABC News |location=Australia |date=2 March 2010 |access-date=25 June 2010 |archive-date=4 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100404144217/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/02/2833721.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/06/2892376.htm?section=justin |title=Insulation firms eligible for $500k payout |website=ABC News |location=Australia |date=6 May 2010 |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=7 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507213231/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/06/2892376.htm?section=justin |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was subsequently revealed in May 2010 that Garrett had written to Rudd on four occasions raising concerns about safety.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-05-28/rudd-admits-insulation-scheme-mistakes/844194 |title=Rudd admits insulation scheme mistakes |website=ABC News |location=Australia |date=27 May 2010 |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=30 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030083557/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-05-28/rudd-admits-insulation-scheme-mistakes/844194 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the [[Australian Labor Party leadership spill, 2010|leadership spill]] in June 2010, which saw Rudd replaced by [[Julia Gillard]], Garrett's colleague [[Gary Gray (politician)|Gary Gray]] revealed most MPs believed Garrett was demoted because "...Rudd had a shocking interview on ''[[7.30|The 7.30 Report]]'' and needed a scapegoat". Gray stated:<ref>{{cite news |last=Cassidy |first=Barrie |author-link=Barrie Cassidy |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/18/3040656.htm?site=thedrum |title=The killing of Tyrannosaurus Rudd |website=[[The Drum (TV program)|The Drum]] |publisher=[[ABC TV (Australian TV channel)|ABC TV]] |format=transcript |date=18 October 2010 |access-date=15 April 2011 |archive-date=8 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308022614/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/10/18/3040656.htm?site=thedrum |url-status=dead }}</ref><blockquote>The majority of caucus felt he had been badly treated. For Rudd and his office to position Garrett as the fall guy was disgraceful, weak, sneaky, unprincipled and just plain wrong. All along, Peter properly put his objections to the administration of the program on the record. How can you have a situation where Rudd executes complete and total influence, micromanages everything, yet not the home insulation program? The shape and execution of the program was certainly designed by the prime minister's office, if not the prime minister himself.</blockquote>

====Education Minister (2010–2013)====
Garrett initially retained the portfolio of Environment Minister in the [[First Gillard Ministry]], and was re-elected at the [[2010 Australian federal election|2010 election]], albeit with a substantially reduced majority, suffering a two-party preferred negative swing against him of 8.1%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://results.aec.gov.au/15508/Website/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-15508-127.htm |title=Kingsford-Smith: First Preferences and Two Candidate Preferred |website=Election 2010 |publisher=[[Australian Electoral Commission]] |year=2010 |access-date=5 July 2013 |archive-date=3 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503085426/http://results.aec.gov.au/15508/Website/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-15508-127.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> After the election, Gillard promoted him back to the full Cabinet as [[Minister for School Education, Early Childhood and Youth]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/national/the-gillard-ministry-20100911-155qc.html |title=The Gillard ministry |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=11 September 2010 |access-date=12 September 2010 |archive-date=12 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100912153508/http://www.smh.com.au/national/the-gillard-ministry-20100911-155qc.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite press release |url=http://www.alp.org.au/federal-government/news/prime-minister-announces-new-ministry/ |title=Prime Minister announces new Ministry |publisher=ALP |last=Gillard |first=Julia |author-link=Julia Gillard |date=11 September 2010 |access-date=12 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914004521/http://www.alp.org.au/federal-government/news/prime-minister-announces-new-ministry/ |archive-date=14 September 2010}}</ref>

In September 2011, Garrett announced an alteration of the [[National School Chaplaincy Program]] by offering schools the opportunity to employ, instead of "a religious support worker" (chaplain), a "secular student well-being officer".<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.deewr.gov.au/Ministers/Garrett/Media/Releases/Pages/Article_110907_102159.aspx |title=Schools given greater choice under expanded chaplains program |date=7 September 2011 |access-date=9 September 2011 |work=Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |publisher=Government of Australia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019202802/http://www.deewr.gov.au/Ministers/Garrett/Media/Releases/Pages/Article_110907_102159.aspx |archive-date=19 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deewr.gov.au/schooling/nationalschoolchaplaincyprogram/Pages/home.aspx |title=National School Chaplaincy Program |website=Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |publisher=Government of Australia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608164342/http://www.deewr.gov.au/schooling/nationalschoolchaplaincyprogram/Pages/home.aspx |archive-date=8 June 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/chaplaincy-change-a-crisis-of-faith/2285003.aspx |title=Chaplaincy change a crisis of faith |first=Breanna |last=Tucker |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |date=8 September 2011 |access-date=9 June 2018}}</ref> In February 2012, Garrett, alongside [[Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (Australia)|Indigenous Affairs Minister]] [[Jenny Macklin]], announced an expansion of the [[Stronger Futures Policy#School attendance and enrollment|Improving School Enrollment and Attendance through Welfare Reform Measure]] (SEAM), a program through which parents of indigenous students in the [[Northern Territory]] can have their [[Centrelink]] payments suspended for three months if their children are not attending or enrolled in school. Though the Government claimed that the program improved indigenous school attendance, it was heavily criticised by some indigenous spokespeople and academics for being excessively punitive rather than implementing other policies that may have been far more effective in improving school attendance.

In 2013, Garrett pledged to increase funding to public schools as recommended in the [[Gonski Report]], in order to reduce inequality in educational performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.petergarrett.com.au/high-quality-education-for-every-australian-child-2/ |title=High quality education for every Australian child |first=Peter |last=Garrett |date=28 November 2012 |website=petergarrett.com.au |access-date=9 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302070655/http://www.petergarrett.com.au/high-quality-education-for-every-australian-child-2/ |archive-date=2 March 2014}}</ref> In a 2014 book review, Garrett stated that he was concerned at the growth of private schools, which could lead to "an increasingly segregated school system". He noted that the National School Chaplaincy Program needed to change their guidelines because "the line between chaplains acting to support students in the provision of general pastoral care and proselytising was too easily crossed".<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/taking-god-to-school-marion-maddox/ |title=Free, compulsory and secular: 'Taking God to School' by Marion Maddox |first=Peter |last=Garrett |date=30 May 2014 |journal=[[Sydney Review of Books]] |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=31 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531124823/http://sydneyreviewofbooks.com/taking-god-to-school-marion-maddox/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/former-education-minister-peter-garrett-says-state-schools-not-capable-of-delivering-comparatively-thorough-education/story-fngqim8m-1226937782076 |title=Former education minister Peter Garrett says state schools 'not capable of delivering comparatively thorough education' |first=Tanya |last=Chilcott |date=30 May 2014 |publisher=News.com.au |access-date=9 June 2018 |archive-date=31 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531041735/http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/former-education-minister-peter-garrett-says-state-schools-not-capable-of-delivering-comparatively-thorough-education/story-fngqim8m-1226937782076 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Garrett supported Gillard in [[Australian Labor Party leadership spill, June 2013|both 2013 leadership spills]]. After the June spill, where Rudd defeated Gillard, Garrett immediately announced his resignation as Education Minister, and the following day declared that he would not seek re-election at the [[2013 Australian federal election|2013 election]], ending his career in Parliament after nine years.<ref name="NINE MSN"/><ref name="ascendancy">{{cite news |title=Which ministers will survive the Rudd ascendancy? |newspaper=[[The Australian]] |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/which-ministers-will-survive-the-rudd-ascendancy/story-e6frg6n6-1226670415023 |last=Farr |first=Malcolm |date=26 June 2013 |access-date=5 July 2013 |archive-date=27 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627003431/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/which-ministers-will-survive-the-rudd-ascendancy/story-e6frg6n6-1226670415023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Garrett is married and has three daughters.<ref name="SMH-110604"/><ref name="religionreport">{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/stories/s28491.htm |title=The Religion Report – 9/06/99 |access-date=6 October 2010 |last=Cleary |first=John |date=9 June 1999 |website=ABC News |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814064921/http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/stories/s28491.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 August 2010}}</ref> He is the uncle of [[Maude Garrett]], formerly of [[Nickelodeon Australia]] and [[SourceFed]].

Garrett's grandfather, Tom Vernon Garrett, was one of many prisoners of war who died in the sinking of ''[[Montevideo Maru]]''. That sinking is considered the worst maritime disaster in Australia's history. He refers to this event in the opening line of the ''[[Earth and Sun and Moon]]'' track "In the Valley".

In 2007, artist Michael Mucci entered a portrait of Garrett in the [[Archibald Prize]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2007/28480/ |title=Michael Mucci: The power and the passion |website=Prizes: Archibald Prize 2007 |publisher=[[Art Gallery of New South Wales]] |year=2007 |access-date=5 July 2013 |archive-date=15 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140615010947/http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2007/28480/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while in 2022 [[Anh Do]]'s portrait was a finalist.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Archibald Prize Archibald 2022 work: Peter, up close by Anh Do |url=https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2022/30417/ |access-date=2022-05-06 |website=Art Gallery of New South Wales|archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506003859/https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/prizes/archibald/2022/30417/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Garrett supports the [[Essendon Football Club|Essendon Bombers]] in the [[Australian Football League]], although he has also shown favour to the [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne Demons]] as a secondary team when they faced Essendon rival [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] in an [[AFL finals series|AFL final]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beveridge |first1=Riley |title=Your AFL club's most famous supporters, from Barack Obama to Cam Newton |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/your-afl-clubs-most-famous-supporters-from-barack-obama-to-cam-newton/news-story/03eb54659866d587cf9c2cc4b9f3d8c5 |work=Fox Sports |date=29 January 2016 |access-date=29 January 2016 |archive-date=7 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607232136/http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/your-afl-clubs-most-famous-supporters-from-barack-obama-to-cam-newton/news-story/03eb54659866d587cf9c2cc4b9f3d8c5 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Aussie Legend Peter Garrett Reveals Why He's Voting Yes for the Voice | date=15 September 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwpvB92Nqek |access-date=2023-09-16|archive-date=15 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015220936/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwpvB92Nqek |url-status=live }}</ref>

In September 2023, Garrett publicly advocated for the "Yes" campaign in the [[2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum]], a vote to change the Australian Constitution to enshrine a [[Voice to Parliament]] for [[Indigenous Australians]]. He also provided ongoing support of the Yes campaign in the lead up to the unsuccessful referendum.<ref>{{Citation |title=Aussie Legend Peter Garrett Reveals Why He's Voting Yes for the Voice | date=15 September 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwpvB92Nqek |access-date=2023-09-16|archive-date=15 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015220936/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwpvB92Nqek |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Discography==
===Solo===
====Studio albums====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
|+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br/><ref name="AUS">{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Peter+Garrett|title=Discography Peter Garrett|work=australian-charts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=12 April 2022|archive-date=12 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412045514/https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Peter+Garrett|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-albums-fusionnes/?ye=2016&we=29|title=Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 29, 2016)|date=10 June 2013|publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]]|language=French|accessdate=22 July 2016|archive-date=20 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220141636/https://snepmusique.com/actualites-du-snep/top-albums-fusionnes-gfk-mai-2013/?ye=2016&we=29|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| [[Recorded Music NZ|NZ]]<br/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2016-07-22|title=NZ Top 40 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=25 July 2016|access-date=22 July 2016|archive-date=21 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821162025/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=4255|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[A Version of Now]]''
|
* Released: 15 July 2016
* Label: [[Sony Music Australia|Sony BMG Australia]]
* Format: [[CD]], [[Music download|digital download]]
| 3 || 142 || 35
|-
! scope="row" |''[[The True North (album)|The True North]]''
|
* Released: 15 March 2024<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://themusic.com.au/news/peter-garrett-reveals-details-for-new-album-the-true-north-announces-tour-dates/SGj2Wl1cX14/20-10-23|title=Peter Garrett Reveals Details For New Album ''The True North'', Announces Tour Dates|magazine=[[The Music (magazine)|The Music]]|last=Varvaris|first=Mary|date=20 October 2023|access-date=20 October 2023|archive-date=20 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020004035/https://themusic.com.au/news/peter-garrett-reveals-details-for-new-album-the-true-north-announces-tour-dates/SGj2Wl1cX14/20-10-23|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Label: Sony Music Australia
* Format: CD, digital download
| 17<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2024-03-25|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=25 March 2024|access-date=22 March 2024}}</ref> || — || —
|}

===with Midnight Oil===
{{main|Midnight Oil discography}}

*''[[Midnight Oil (Midnight Oil album)|Midnight Oil]]'' (1978)
*''[[Head Injuries]]'' (1979)
*''[[Place without a Postcard]]'' (1981)
*''[[10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1]]'' (1982)
*''[[Red Sails in the Sunset (album)|Red Sails in the Sunset]]'' (1984)
*''[[Diesel and Dust]]'' (1987)
*''[[Blue Sky Mining]]'' (1990)
*''[[Earth and Sun and Moon]]'' (1993)
*''[[Breathe (Midnight Oil album)|Breathe]]'' (1996)
*''[[Redneck Wonderland]]'' (1998)
*''[[Capricornia (album)|Capricornia]]'' (2002)
*''[[The Makarrata Project]]'' (2020)
*''[[Resist (Midnight Oil album)|Resist]]'' (2022)

==Awards and nominations==
=== APRA Awards ===
These annual awards were established by [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) in 1982 to honour the achievements of songwriters and music composers and to recognise their song writing skills, sales and airplay performance, by its members annually.<ref name="APRA History" /> From 1982 to 1990, the best songs were given the Gold Award (also called the Special Award).<ref name="APRA History">{{cite web|title=History |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |publisher= [[Australasian Performing Right Association]] (APRA) &#124; [[Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society]] (AMCOS) |access-date=9 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920230857/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History.aspx |archive-date=20 September 2010 }}</ref><ref name="APRA Awards">APRA Music Awards for Midnight Oil:
* 1989–90 winners: {{cite web
 |url=http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/1980-1989/1989-1990-music-awards/
 |title=1989–1990 APRA Music Award Winners
 |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS)
 |access-date=3 December 2019
 |archive-date=30 October 2020
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030100129/https://apraamcos.com.au/awards/1980-1989/1989-1990-music-awards/
 |url-status=dead
 }} Note: APRA-AMCOS changed the timing of their awards ceremony from May to the previous November and hence a special presentation for 1989/90 recipients was made at the May 1991 ceremony.
* APRA Top 30 Australian songs (1–10): {{cite web
 |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/2001Top10Songs.aspx
 |title=The final list: APRA'S Ten best Australian Songs
 |last=Culnane
 |first=Paul
 |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association
 |date=28 May 2001
 |access-date=3 December 2019
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611003021/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/2001Top10Songs.aspx
 |archive-date=11 June 2010
 }}
* APRA Top 30 Australian songs (11–20): {{cite web
 |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/History/2001Top30Songs.aspx
 |last=Kruger
 |first=Debbie
 |author-link=Debbie Kruger
 |title=The songs that resonate through the years
 |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association
 |date=2 May 2001
 |access-date=3 December 2019
 |url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140401091541/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/apraawards/musicawards/history/2001Top30Songs.aspx
 |archive-date=1 April 2014
 }}
* 2008 winners: {{cite web
 | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2018-awards/apra-music-awards/songwriter-of-the-year/
 | title = Songwriter of the Year
 | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS)
 | year = 2018
 | access-date = 3 December 2019
 | archive-date = 3 December 2019
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191203005246/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2018-awards/apra-music-awards/songwriter-of-the-year/
 | url-status = dead
 }}
* 2008 Ted Albert Award: {{cite web
 | url = http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2018-awards/apra-music-awards/ted-albert-award-for-outstanding-services-to-australian-music/
 | title = Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
 | publisher = Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) &#124; Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS)
 | year = 2018
 | access-date = 3 December 2019
 | archive-date = 3 December 2019
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191203005240/http://apraamcos.com.au/awards/2018-awards/apra-music-awards/ted-albert-award-for-outstanding-services-to-australian-music/
 | url-status = dead
 }}</ref>

{{awards table}}
|-
| [[APRA Music Awards of 1989|1989–90]] || "[[Beds Are Burning]]" (Peter Garrett, [[Rob Hirst|Robert Hirst]], [[James Moginie]]) || Gold Award || {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[APRA Top 30 Australian songs|2001]] || "Beds Are Burning" (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) || APRA Top 10 Australian songs || {{won|No.&nbsp;3}}
|-
| "[[Power and the Passion (song)|Power and the Passion]]" (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie) || APRA Top 30 Australian songs || {{won|11–30}}
|-
| [[APRA Music Awards of 2018|2018]] || Midnight Oil (Garrett, Hirst, Martin Rotsey, Moginie, Bones Hillman || Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music || {{won}}
|-
{{end}}

===ARIA Music Awards===
The [[ARIA Music Awards]] are a set of annual ceremonies presented by [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the [[music of Australia]]. They commenced in 1987.

{{awards table}}
! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1988|1988]]
| "Beds Are Burning" (Peter Garrett, [[Rob Hirst]], [[Jim Moginie]]) 
| [[ARIA Award for Song of the Year (Songwriter)|Song of the Year]] 
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite news
 |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101980224
 |title=Music Awards: A Scratch on the Record
 |last=Middleton
 |first=Karen
 |author-link=Karen Middleton (journalist)
 |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] (ACT : 1926–1995)
 |date=3 March 1988
 |access-date=1 December 2019
 |page=23
 |via=[[National Library of Australia]]
 |archive-date=20 February 2024
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220141647/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/101980224
 |url-status=live
 }}</ref>
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 1991|1991]]
| "Blue Sky Mine" (Garrett, Hirst, Moginie, [[Martin Rotsey]], [[Bones Hillman]])
| Song of the Year
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608063024/http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history-by-year.php?year=1991
 |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/history/year/1991
 |title=Winners by Year 1991
 |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
 |archive-date=8 June 2009 |access-date=1 December 2019 |url-status=dead
}}</ref>
|-
|[[ARIA Music Awards of 2006|2006]] || Peter Garrett (as part of Midnight Oil) || [[ARIA Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] || {{yes2|Inducted}}
|-
| [[ARIA Music Awards of 2016|2016]]
| ''A Version of Now''
| [[ARIA Award for Best Adult Alternative Album|Best Adult Alternative Album]]
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/aria-award-nominations-have-a-hairy-surprise-among-the-flumes-and-avalanches-20161004-grv17p.html|title=ARIA Award nominations have a hairy surprise among the Flumes and Avalanches|last=Zuel|first=Bernard|date=2016-10-05|website=The Age|access-date=2016-10-05|archive-date=4 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004102147/http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/music/aria-award-nominations-have-a-hairy-surprise-among-the-flumes-and-avalanches-20161004-grv17p.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
{{end}}

=== Countdown Australian Music Awards ===
''[[Countdown (Australian TV series)|Countdown]]'' was an Australian pop music TV series on national broadcaster [[ABC Television (Australian TV network)|ABC-TV]] from 1974 to 1987, it presented music awards from 1979 to 1987, initially in conjunction with magazine ''[[TV Week]]''. The TV Week / Countdown Awards were a combination of popular-voted and peer-voted awards.<ref name="CountdownMarch1987">{{Cite web | url = http://www.countdownmemories.com/magazines/pdfs/1987_03.pdf | title = Countdown to the Awards | work = Countdown Magazine | date = March 1987 | publisher = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC) | format = [[Portable document format]] (PDF) | access-date = 16 December 2010 | archive-date = 21 February 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110221005954/http://www.countdownmemories.com/magazines/pdfs/1987_03.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="1987noms&wins">{{cite web|url=http://1970scountdown.atspace.com/1987.html|title=Final episode of Countdown|website=1970scountdown|access-date=23 October 2020|archive-date=26 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026142001/http://1970scountdown.atspace.com/1987.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

{{awards table}}
|-
|1984
|"Short Memory" – Peter Garrett (Midnight Oil)
|Best Male Performance in a Video
| {{nom}}
|-
{{end}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Music|Australia}}
* [[First Rudd Ministry]]
* [[First Gillard Ministry]]
* [[Second Gillard Ministry]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
{{Wikiquote}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111016080216/http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/firstspeech.asp?id=HV4 Garrett's maiden speech in the House of Representatives]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20111024215835/http://www.petergarrett.com.au/ Peter Garrett's personal webpage]
* {{OpenAustralia}}

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[[Category:University of New South Wales Law School alumni]]
[[Category:Australian MPs 2004–2007]]
[[Category:Australian MPs 2007–2010]]
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