Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

Jon Davies put the case clearly and directed at the opposition:

We are at a critical juncture where the uncertainty surrounding the content and timing of an administration is beginning to have tangible effects on the industry, both in terms of project outcomes and business operations.

The industry cannot afford continued uncertainty, so we call on all parties to finalise and pass the Bill without further delay.

But, for those opposite, if it's a choice between getting something fixed and having a fight, the Leader of the Opposition will always choose the fight over the fix, and that's exactly what we're seeing here. Kerry Parker said, 'You only get one Alan Bond in your lifetime.' I reckon John Setka's worked out you only get one Peter Dutton in your lifetime! You only get one Leader of the Opposition in your lifetime.

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