Brian Mitchell (Lyons, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

It's a pause. It's a dramatic pause, Minister. Youth unemployment in my electorate is very high. Across districts of my electorate, youth unemployment is around 20 to 24 per cent. I know there are a lot of young people in my electorate who would love the opportunity to work in hospitality as chefs or cooks or across a range of industries without having to compete against workers coming in unnecessarily from overseas.

The government needs to be transparent about this. Labor are not asking for anything that is unworkable. We're not asking for something that's pie in the sky. All we're asking this government to do is put Australian workers first and guarantee that Australian workers will be put first, not just say, 'Oh, trust us'. On past form we know that this government cannot be trusted.

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