Mark Arbib (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Sport) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Back for the question and for his interest in industrial relations. I am very happy to answer this because the Labor Party is a party that has stood up for workers time and time again. We are the party that abolished Work Choices. We are the party that abolished AWAs. We made a commitment to the Australian people that we would abolish the ABCC and set up a part of Fair Work Australia to undertake those activities. We have kept our commitment to the Australian people. It will be a tough cop on the beat and will be focused on the sector as a whole. It will be a tough cop on the beat but, at the same time, it will enshrine rights for workers.