Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

We would be delighted to get on with the debate as well. I asked a very simple question: had any economic modelling been done? Instead of the torrent of abuse, the minister could have said either yes or no to that question. But of course she could not and did not because she did not want to tell the Australian people that that which she had demanded from the previous government they themselves are not doing.

Allow me now to move onto another topic. This minister does not answer questions, but it is important to get on the record what the responses are. Given that she was able to advise us how many Australian workplace agreements removed overtime pay, penalty rates, annual leave loading and rest breaks, is she able to advise us how many awards and collective agreements have removed overtime pay, penalty rates, annual leave loading and rest breaks? And let her deny that awards have not removed those conditions.