George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

When the Prime Minister said the government is delivering, he was referring to the achievements the government has seen in particular on the floor of this Senate in recent months and indeed in recent weeks and days, like the ABCC legislation, to which I will return, because it is such a signal achievement of this government and of this minister, Senator Michaelia Cash in particular, to restore the rule of law to a lawless construction sector. That never happened under a Labor government, of course, because you are the indentured slaves of the union thugs who run the CFMEU. Nor did the passage of the registered organisations bill, the other trigger piece of legislation, which will ensure that trade union officials have the same obligations of accountability and transparency as company directors. It would not have happened under your watch, Senator Dastyari—never under a Labor government. (Time expired)