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

I simply make the point that this is a royal commission which is determined to get to the bottom of union corruption. This is a royal commission which is without fear or favour, which has exposed rorts, rackets and rip-offs wherever they have occurred. And the fact that the royal commission has been prepared to go at anyone, including some people who in a different context have been whistleblowers, shows that this is a royal commission which should be supported. This is a royal commission which is determined to do the right thing by the workers of Australia. Why won't the Leader of the Opposition get behind it? Why won't he back it? Why isn't he in favour of honest unionism? (Time expired)

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