Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

The appropriate treatment of whistleblowers—whether you are an employer organisation or you are an employee organisation—shows that you wish to comply with the law. The fact that we had instances of whistleblower victimisation, with an organisation sidelining and then sacking officials who had the guts to stand up and blow the whistle and put their faces on national television, shows us all why these whistleblower protections are so necessary. Our legislation, passed with the support of the crossbench, now prohibits victimisation of the kind that we saw at the CFMEU. It also prohibits those responsible for turning a blind eye from doing this. We are committed to standing up for those who have the guts to stand up themselves and call out corruption. (Time expired)