Dio Wang (WA, Palmer United Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Prime Minister in the Senate. A joint media release by the Prime Minister, the Attorney-General and the employment minister on 30 December summarised the Heydon royal commission's findings as revealing a widespread and deep-seated culture of lawlessness in the construction industry and beyond and stated:

This corrupt and illegal conduct will not stop unless there is immediate and effective Parliamentary intervention, meaningful reform and strong leadership.

As evidenced by the increasing public concern about corruption and lawlessness within a range of organisations, such as doping in sports and match fixing, the systematic exploitation of foreign workers, the abuse of political entitlements and so on, it is clear that misconduct and lawlessness are not confined to the building and construction industry. Does the government believe that the range of misconduct I have just mentioned satisfies its definition of either 'corruption' or 'lawlessness' and, if not, why?