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

No. The short answer is in fact no, because the no disadvantage test was replaced by the five guaranteed minima which we legislated for. We legislated basic minima. For the first time ever, workers have a legislative guarantee and protection, which they did not have before. It is a pathetic academic argument to try to say the no disadvantage test was removed. That is true but, as is always the case with the Labor Party, they only tell half the truth, because the other half of the equation is that we legislated minimum guarantees for workers to ensure that protection. That is why the workers of Australia support us and believe that the Howard government is the friend of the worker.