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

This royal commission is necessary because of the rorts, rackets and rip-offs which have been exposed inside the union movement. If members opposite were more interested in looking after workers and less interested in looking after themselves they would support this royal commission. And, as well as supporting this royal commission, they would back the registered organisations commission bill, which applies to union officials the same standards of integrity that have always been applied to company directors.

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