Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Corporate Governance and Responsibility) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Can the minister tell us if the government agrees with Pru Goward, who stated, ‘I can’t deny that Work Choices was a factor’ in costing her votes at last Saturday’s New South Wales election? Minister, aren’t your own candidates in the field seeing the negative impact Work Choices is having on hardworking Australian families? Given that the Howard government has stopped listening to the community, will you at least heed the warnings from your own candidates?