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

What I do know is that out of the 200,000-plus jobs that have been created since Work Choices, 87 per cent have been full time. In the uncertainty of the work environment that existed under Labor, there was a high rate of casualisation of the workforce, and that is what was causing untold misery to the men, women and families of this country. This high rate of full-time employment is providing financial security. If there is one social statistic about families and family misery it is financial security, and that is what we are offering.