Brendan O'Connor (Gorton, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

In Senate estimates today, the Minister for Employment said of my statement about the government's plans to change penalty rates that it was untrue. He compared my conduct to that of Joseph Stalin. I stand by my statement and, for the record, invite the minister to apologise for comparing me with a mass murderer.

The SPEAKER: No. Personal explanations are merely to correct the record.

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