George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Shadow Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

Senator Evans, given that unemployment has risen from a record low of 3.9 per cent under the previous coalition government to 5.2 per cent now under the Rudd Labor government in little over a year, will the government now release its modelling, if it exists, on the effect of the new IR framework on employment? Can the minister guarantee that these IR changes won’t further add to the number of unemployed Australian workers?