Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Bowman for his question, because he is well aware of the rather dastardly effect of the CFMEU on building and construction sites all over Brisbane, in particular, his home town. But the CFMEU's grip on the building and construction industry across Australia is choking productivity. Forget the issue of the union movement per se. If we look at it just simply on the economics, the refusal of those opposite to support the reintroduction of the ABCC is choking productivity in our economy, which is preventing workers from earning higher real wages from companies, particularly small businesses, and earning more. Those opposite are standing in the way of that.

Mr Hammond interjecting—

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