Tim Ayres (NSW, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development, Senator McKenzie. The Minerals Council of Australia has admitted that mine workers who are employed as casuals by labour hire companies are paid, on average, 24 per cent less then permanent employees of the mine operator. Does the Deputy Prime Minister support labour hire being used to undermine the pay of mine workers in regional Australia?