Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Cash. The minister responsible for more conflict in industrial relations than any we have seen in recent history, the minister whose office leaked about a police raid on a union office—that's how much she was into conflict—now wants to come in and lecture us about strikes and industrial conflict. I mean, really! Even for you, that is utterly shameless. Everyone knows—

Oppositio n senator s interjecting

Senator Cash, I welcome every question you ask about industrial relations. I noticed that there was one member of the opposition who did have the decency to admit that his government had failed. That was the man who is now apparently known as 'Soccer Dad Matt Canavan', who said on Twitter a couple of days ago:

When Australia became a nation in 1901, the average Australian had to work for 18 minutes to earn a loaf of bread.

By 2019, that loaf cost just four minutes of work.

Over the past 3 years, we have gone backwards.

Thank you, Senator Canavan, for telling people that it now takes 4 minutes and 21 seconds to earn your daily bread as a result of your government. (Time expired)