Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

I reject the propositions put by Senator Abetz in this place. Senator Abetz knows that Work Choices stripped conditions and stripped money from people’s pockets. That is what Work Choices did—and this Liberal opposition are still signed up to Work Choices. They still want to ensure that Work Choices drives down wages and drives down productivity. What this government wants to do is ensure that we have a fair industrial relations system that encourages productivity.