Anne Urquhart (Tasmania, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

What a load of waffle that was, from the best waffler in this place, I must say! That was just absolutely ridiculous. Honestly, during question time we heard the most ridiculous questions coming from that side. We heard the question that Senator McDonald asked Senator Watt about the mining industry and the loss of 33,000 jobs. What a ridiculous statement to make—absolutely ridiculous. What they haven't listened to is the fact that the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations has listened to feedback. We on this side actually go out and talk to people when we form policy. We've gone out and listened to feedback about how to make sensible improvements to practical applications of the bill. That's what we're doing. We are continuing to consult as the bill progresses through the Senate, so those discussions are continuing to happen.

The minister for workplace relations and his department—putting you to sleep over there, am I, Senator Duniam? I'm making you yawn? Listen; you might hear something. We talk to people. We actually go out and talk to people.