Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Ciccone. I can see why you were so excited to ask that question. There is good news for Australian workers and Australian businesses arising from the Albanese government workplace reforms. The Albanese Labor government is helping working people in Australia to earn more and keep more of what they earn. After a decade of low wages being a deliberate design feature of the coalition's economic policy, this Labor government is getting wages moving again, creating more secure jobs, making workplaces safer and closing the gender pay gap, all while keeping industrial action down.

Senator Henderson, I'm sorry to hear that all of that good news disappoints you so much. Because of our agenda, wages growth is back—

Opposition senators interjecting—

Oh, they're so unhappy!