Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

Justice Jessup of the Federal Court described the CFMEU as the:

… worse recidivist in the history of the common law.

This is the worst union in the country, yet the Leader of the Opposition was endorsing and supporting them on Tuesday night on 7.30. Three times Leigh Sales asked him to reject donations from the CFMEU because of the cloud hanging over them since the royal commission. Three times Leigh Sales asked him about donations from the CFMEU and he did not answer the question at any point. There has been $7 million of donations given to the Labor Party since 2007-08 by the CFMEU. We know, of course, why Labor Party will not act on the Registered Organisations Commission and on the Australian Building and Construction Commission, because the CFMEU are deeply involved and ingrained in the core of their organisation. If Labor win the next election, the CFMEU win. If Labor win the next election, the CFMEU are back at the cabinet table. Just like we have seen in Victoria with the Daniel Andrews government and just like we have seen in the ACT with the Barr government, if Labor win the next election, the CFMEU win.

Mr Husic interjecting—

Mr Conroy interjecting—

Mr Champion interjecting—

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