Bill Shorten (Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. Yesterday, when asked about the future of penalty rates, the Prime Minister kindly explained that businesses can currently alter penalty rates in exchange for negotiating increases in workers' overall pay. Given that the Prime Minister recognises that businesses and workers are already able to achieve flexibility within the current workplace system, why is the Prime Minister persisting with a Productivity Commission review of penalty rates? What exactly does the Prime Minister plan to change about the current system?

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