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

Yes, I am. In fact Mr Dave Noonan, the national construction secretary of the CFMEU, wrote a letter to the Sydney Morning Herald in May 2015, saying that they abhorred violence against women. His letter said:

There is no double standard by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union on the issue of violence against women. The CFMEU has taken a strong and public position against violence towards women … We will not stand by an official where there is evidence they have engaged in this kind of behaviour.

And yet here we are today with the CFMEU continuing to stand by Mr Luke Collier, giving him a notable position within their WA organisation, despite his history of violence against women and his criminal record. So much for 'no double standard'.