Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

As to what very little substance the member's question had: first, there is a Fair Work Australia investigation in progress. That investigation is proceeding—as verified by the General Manager of Fair Work Australia today—independently and without political interference. End of that campaign by the opposition. Second, the opposition through their legal spokesperson wrote to the Australian Federal Police about matters associated with Australia Day, which they have raised in this parliament today. They wrote to the Australian Federal Police and as recently as last night, in Senate estimates, the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police said that they were responding to that correspondence. What the opposition wanted is actually occurring.

In those two circumstances, they have what they wanted—the Australian Federal Police and a Fair Work Australia independent investigation, verified today as proceeding without political interference. I ask the opposition: what is all of this about except the cheapest of political point scoring from an opposition that day after day is unable to come into this House and spell out an economic plan. It cannot come into this House and spell out plans for working families and it cannot come into this House and spell out a budget that would have the vaguest hope of ever adding up.

Mr Randall interjecting—

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