Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Ayres for drawing my attention to schedule 3, part 5, clause 19 of the legislation. I don't have that particular part of the legislation with me. But what I can confirm is that those opposite are running a campaign against this bill. They are running a campaign against a bill which is about adapting our successful JobKeeper flexibilities and which is about reforms that will allow employers and employees in sectors to work together and enable employers to have more flexible arrangements. Those decisions are ones which the government has made in broad consultation—many of those consultations were held last year by the Minister for Industrial Relations—but those opposite are completely opposed to any engagement on those grounds. We reject that premise. The government's plan is clear, and the government's plan is founded in a strong confidence in Australia's future—