Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

You can tell we've hit a nerve, President, when they can't stop shouting while I'm on my feet, because they know what I'm saying is true. They are playing politics with this issue, and we should all be passing this bill to clean up the CFMEU. This government is bringing it forward; the industry is asking for it. This is about making sure that we weed out the corruption and the organised crime, according to Senator Cash's own words, inside the CFMEU, and you have an opportunity to do it today. And, if you do not, your political hypocrisy will be on display.

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