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

I thank the member for Kennedy for his question. Having been here for 24 years, like the member for Kennedy, I have learnt to be able to interpret much of what the member for Kennedy has said over that almost quarter of a century. I think the gist of the member for Kennedy's question is that governments should put the conditions, the safety and the pay of workers foremost in their decision-making process. The second part of his question was that the CFMEU is the bulwark of our protections in terms of these kinds of issues in the workplace.

Ms Burney interjecting—

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