Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation) Share this | Hansard source

facts are thrown on his lap, he will just call them a bunch of snivelling little liars. But I do not think that the people of Australia will accept that description of the Australian Bureau of Statistics, which has shown us that, under Work Choices, workers are getting real wage increases. So let us remember the mantra and let us have a ‘who said it’: ‘The policy ... of this bill’—that is, Work Choices—‘will lead to lower wages for Australians across the board’—