Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer the Prime Minister to the following sentence in his recently published biography:

One cabinet minister specifically recalled Andrews—

that is, Minister Andrews—

explaining to Howard and the rest of the cabinet that there was no getting around some workers losing out under the proposed legislation—

the Work Choices legislation. Prime Minister, don’t the losers include young Australians who can still be given an Australian workplace agreement which cuts award conditions like notice of a change of roster which could change their start and finish times? Isn’t it the case that the only thing parents can do about protecting their child from an AWA that allows changing hours and late finish times is to tell their child not to take the job?

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