Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

This is the same CFMEU that is the principal supporter of the Leader of the Opposition. This is the same CFMEU that is the major benefactor of the Leader of the Opposition, the same CFMEU that is part of the close advisory circle of the Leader of the Opposition, and Venezuela is their idea of a democracy to be applauded by the Australian government. I tell you: the Turnbull government will continue to produce policies that build a stronger economy, that build more jobs and that ensure we have a safer environment so that the Australian people are kept safe and secure. We will do all we can to ensure that the CFMEU and its political arm, the Australian Labor Party, never wreak a Venezuelan nightmare on this country. I table the letter. By the way, the letter is copied to the queen of aspiration, the member for Sydney.

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