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

Thanks, Senator Sheldon. We do know that Senator Cash is a little bit prone to a little bit of hyperbole. The 'Dark Ages' was Senator Cash, 'closing down Australia' was Senator Cash, 'empty supermarket shelves' was Senator Cash and now 'chilling effect' is Senator Cash. Unfortunately for Senator Cash, as I've said, under Labor, after our workplace law changes, we've seen wages go up, we've seen inflation go down, we've seen unemployment remain low, we've seen employment go up, we've seen productivity rise and, of course, we've seen industrial action low. That doesn't sound particularly chilling to me.