Mark Arbib (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Government Service Delivery) Share this | Hansard source

I totally reject that claim by Senator Abetz. Something that coalition senators and certainly Senator Abetz have ignored time and time again are the absolute benefits that are going to be gained from moving to a national system in terms of improving productivity. We have seen the Access Economics report which talks about the over $4 billion that will be generated in savings because of the changes that the federal government has put in place through Fair Work Australia. Let us get down to the basics. Senator Abetz is ideologically driven. We know where he comes from in terms of his history. We know his position on penalty rates. He was the author—