Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

all the time. I want the Australian workers' pay to go up and up and up, but I do make this very important point: if the workers of Australia are to be the best paid workers in the world, we have to be the most productive workers in the world as well—and that's the problem. I very much regret the fact that when Toyota just a few months ago sought to talk to their workers about improving productivity in their factory they were denied that opportunity because of the operation of our system. I do not the blame the workers for that. But, you know, there is a certain former union official sitting opposite—there are quite a few former union officials sitting opposite—

Mr Dreyfus interjecting—

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