Michael Keenan (Stirling, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Digital Transformation) Share this | Hansard source

I just answered that exact question. Yes is the answer. I'll return to what I was saying before. The issue here is that one side of Australian politics accepts and incubates a culture where lawlessness in the union movement is completely acceptable. That is the reality, and there's evidence for this. The Labor Party is financed by union organisations that have members who are consistently before the courts for law-breaking. The CFMEU, the most notorious union in Australia—77 of its members are currently before the courts on criminal charges. This union is more like a criminal organisation than somebody who's representing the interests of workers.

The Victorian head of that union was the guest of honour at the Leader of the Opposition's election night party. I didn't have any criminals at my election night party. I doubt anyone here had criminals at their election night party. But apparently the Leader of the Opposition had a convicted criminal with a rap sheet as long as my arm.

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