James McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

The Labor Party are out of touch with modern Australia. While Australians are suffering with high electricity prices thanks to 'Blackout' Bowen, higher mortgage and rental repayments, higher costs for their groceries and petrol and higher insurance premiums the three big-ticket items the Labor Party are focusing on are: one, a divisive Canberra Voice; two, a misinformation bill to censor what Australians can say; and, three, a fair work bill that wants to bring our industrial relations back to the knee-capping trade unionists of the 1970s. Good priorities, Labor Party!

The Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Closing Loopholes ) Bill 2023 gives union thugs the right to bust into businesses, including small businesses, without any notice whenever they believe there is a risk of so-called wage underpayment. What loophole does this close? This bill will give union thugs the power to go through the finances and employee registers of businesses. There's no minimal requirement for what evidence they need to go through this information. It can just be a suspicion. This is completely ridiculous.

Prime Minister, Australians are hurting right now. Queenslanders are hurting right now. Queenslanders are desperate for a federal government that will listen to them, that will help them and that will reduce their grocery bills, power prices and rent payments. But the Labor Party are all about wanting to help their donors, and their donors are the union movement. This is all about the Labor Party repaying the unions, who bankrolled their election campaign. The coalition wants to help Australians. The coalition wants to help Queenslanders. The Labor Party just wants to help itself.