Kim Beazley (Brand, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

The one thing I predicted about this law is that it would be like an infestation of termites. Let us have a look at this infestation. My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations and it follows the question he was just asked about the impact of the law on family life. I refer to an Australian workplace agreement offered by confectionery manufacturer Australian Sweets to its employees which provides for work at any hour of the day on any day of the week without compensation for inconvenient hours. Why do you arrogantly ignore hundreds of thousands of Australians who told you today that AWAs like this one ruin their family life?

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