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

In February last year the member for Gorton, who was very vocal at the door this morning I see, dripping with sanctimony, drowning in hypocrisy, said, 'Labor believes the Fair Work Commission is the appropriate to consider these matters and it should be left alone by the Liberals to do just that—conduct its business as the independent umpire.' Labor used to stand by the independent umpire. Labor used to defend their decisions. The Fair Work Commission is standing up for small business. Labor should do so too. Labor knew exactly what that inquiry was about. The Leader of the Opposition set it up, he wrote the terms of reference and he said again and again he would support its decision. He knew exactly what it was about and so did the member for Gorton. Every member of that commission was hand-picked by the Labor Party and now they want to cast it aside. The inconsistency and the hypocrisy of the Labor Party is what they should be explaining to Kerry and thousands of other Australians.

Honourable members interjecting—

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