Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Prime Minister. I refer to the CFMMEU, the corrupt and criminal construction union and a significant donor—and a very successful donor—to the Prime Minister's party. Prime Minister, the CFMMEU donated $5 million to the Labor Party in the last three years and advocates for a policy which will drive up housing and building prices. The Labor Party has sided with union bosses over homebuyers, which will drive up construction costs. Why is Labor making a bad situation worse?

Anthony Albanese (Grayndler, Australian Labor Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I thank very much the Leader of the Opposition for the question, and I congratulate him on his election as Leader of the Liberal Party. I wish him well as Leader of the Opposition and I hope he stays there for a very, very long time!

When the ABCC is abolished, the Fair Work Ombudsman will still enforce the Fair Work Act in the construction sector. We come with a very simple principle, which is: why should one worker in one sector be treated differently from workers in another sector? If people commit a crime, action should be taken by the appropriate authorities.

And we're not going to take lectures from people who, when they commit issues that see them go to the back bench, come back in leadership positions. We're not going to cop lectures from those opposite, who presided over an anything-goes attitude towards taxpayers' money over the last nine years.