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

Hello, there they are right over there—all of them! Look at them all. The main barrier to continuing getting wages moving and dealing with cost-of-living pressures is the scary possibility of a Peter Dutton prime ministership with Senator Cash in the driver's seat on wages policy. I know this side of the chamber can't bear to think about it, but we also know there are a fair few over there who don't really want to think about that either.

Australians, you simply cannot risk Mr Dutton and the coalition dipping their hands in your pocket and cutting your wages. They've already committed to targeted repeals of the legislation we introduced that is contributing to wages growth. They've also committed to cutting pay and conditions for casual workers. They want you to work after hours without getting paid by abolishing the right to disconnect, and today we learned they are developing a specific election policy to strip away workers' rights in the Western Australian mining industry. The coalition clearly want Australians to work longer for less. Under Labor, you'll earn more and keep more of what you earn.