John Howard (Bennelong, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I don’t mind acknowledging that there was concern in the community that it might become the norm that those entitlements were traded away without proper compensation. I think, when you make a change like that, you have an obligation to tell the public that you are making the change. I can’t understand why the opposition is getting worked up about some ads that simply state a few facts. These ads tell the Australian public that there are rules and obligations on employers under the workplace relations law. That is what they do. They tell you where you can ring.

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