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

Thank you. First, the allegations and the footage that were aired on 60 Minutes were sickening, and we are very clear that everyone in this country deserves a safe and respectful workplace, and these women should not have been subject to such hostile and offensive behaviour. I understand that Senator Watt has referred the matter to the Victorian Deputy Premier as the Minister for WorkSafe and asked that appropriate action be taken in this jurisdiction, and the allegations of violence have been referred to the Australian Federal Police, where they fall within the AFP's jurisdiction.

But let's be clear about what Senator Cash is actually suggesting and what Mr Dutton is actually suggesting. They are proposing to deregister the CFMEU, which would hand the keys back to Mr Setka. I want to be very clear about the proposition that those opposite, who are seeking to gain as much political division around this as possible, are making. Their so-called solution would actually hand the keys to the CFMEU back to John Setka, the person who the Prime Minister kicked out of the Labor Party. Let's be clear. That is the action—