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

The Deputy Leader of the Opposition is verballing the Treasurer. I know that I speak for every member of the government in saying to the Deputy Leader of the Opposition and, more importantly, the Australian people that the fairness test which has been introduced by the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, having been denounced for the last three weeks, is now going to be supported by the opposition. We have had three weeks of the Deputy Leader of the Opposition saying it was a fake fairness test. Last night she said, ‘Oh, there might be one person or half a person who gets some benefit out of it,’ but they go along to the caucus meeting today and say, ‘Oh no, we’re going to support it.’ Well, that is good. I am glad they are going to support it. I am glad they recognise that the fairness test will provide a better guarantee—

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