Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The decision to make cuts to penalty rates in a number of awards was a decision taken by the Fair Work Commission and nobody else, and honourable members opposite know that very well. It was taken by the Fair Work Commission, and that principle of backing the Fair Work Commission, backing the independent umpire, was a rare moment, you might say, of unity between the government and the opposition. Right through the election, we were accused of wanting to undermine the Fair Work Commission—utterly false—

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