Alannah Mactiernan (Perth, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Yesterday we saw the Abbott government introduce changes to the Migration Act so that Australians will no longer have priority of employment in offshore gas and oil projects. Resource companies will no longer even have to try to find Australian workers. Last night I was contacted by a gentleman called Kevin. He said, 'Thanks for your support for Australian jobs for seafarers. I myself work on the Wheatstone Project at Onslow at WA soon to be completed—'

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