Katy Gallagher (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

That's right, don't deal with the economic reality right now! I would say, in response to that question—vote for the industrial relations bill. Vote for it. That's the single biggest thing you could do right now to help us get wages moving. That's what you should do. You've overseen a decade of wage stagnation. You're now saying you want to see wages keep up with the cost of living. Well, support us, walk with us! Stop being the party of Work Choices. Stop being the party that want to keep wages down. Remember that? Stop wanting to make childcare workers, aged-care workers and those on minimum wage not get a decent pay rise. Stop arguing about things. When in government, you had that section about the importance of low-paid work—a whole section—in your submission to the Fair Work Commission. That's your record. We're trying to get wages moving. We're proudly standing next to working people to argue for that. Join with us and support the legislation. (Time expired)