Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

It is interesting that Senator Cameron should seek to defend the rort when he knows that former ACTU president Martin Ferguson and former AWU secretary Paul Howes both support the government's reforms in this area, because they want to defend on honest trade union members. That is unlike Senator Cameron, who is doing the bidding of the Cesar Melhems and the Michael Jacksons of this world.

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