Michael Ronaldson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Veterans' Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I want to talk about the matters that Senator Birmingham has raised today in relation to the building of the network. I want to compliment him on this particular policy initiative of his and his desire not to see destroyed the many companies that are having some input into that.

I want to read the following quote:

I trust that the union executive will have the resolve to stare down those associated within the Labor Party who say, 'No, keep it in house. Give it to our mate, Tim Lee, who is the general manager of Fair Work Australia and a known associate of Julia Gillard, who deals with investigations into Fair Work Australia.'

That was a matter that was given today by Michael Smith on 2UE. It was an editorial—