Christopher Back (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I say to my colleague Senator Marshall that they are not interested in placing their vessels or their personnel in Australian waters if indeed we see the industrial action that is likely to happen. I request that Senator Sterle take his colleague to Western Australia, where he can see the powerhouse of the nation and where he can see all of this falling apart.

I conclude with the comment that these amendments must be defeated, the BCII legislation must remain in place unchanged and the commission must be allowed to continue its excellent oversight of the construction industry and related industries. It is regrettable that my Western Australian colleague Senator Siewert did not see what happened in the building and construction industry to cause the Cole commission to come into existence in the first place.