Dan Repacholi (Hunter, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Remember, all you guys did was talk about the bosses when this legislation came up. Not once was a worker spoken about. Just remember that. I can tell you, everyone on this side remembers that. That's disgraceful, and you guys are the ones who have to live with that. This is very personal to me. It's not very often that I get up here and have a bit of a blow-up like this, but—seriously—you are on the wrong side of history here, and I'm so glad that I'm on the right side of history.

Thank you to Leigh Shears from Hunter Workers. We've got Sally and Michele here from the ACTU—I'm glad you are here to see this today, because this is a massive change in the fabric of Australia. Thank you, Minister Burke, for getting this going and putting your whole heart and soul behind this. This is going to make a massive difference to people of the Hunter and to people of Australia. Thank you all.

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