Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

They do not like hearing these examples; these are real workers that they do not like hearing about, Mr Deputy Speaker. In Launceston these workers in an industrial manufacturing plant actually have the opportunity to do overtime, accrue it after 12 weeks and then have a longer annual holiday with their families or take days off to go to the school concert or pick up the kids after school or have a picnic with the family during the week during the school holidays. That is the flexibility that delivers real family friendly outcomes.

Giving people choice is fundamental to individuals and to what we in the Liberal and National parties believe in. They have no choice if they are unemployed. They have no choice if there is a weak economy. They have no choice if there is a ‘recession we have to have’. They get choice if we have a strong economy. They get choice if we have low unemployment. They get choice if there is funding for health, education and child care at record levels. The families of Australia have more choice than ever because the Howard government is the most family friendly government that Australia has ever had.

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