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

We do know that workers' rights are on the chopping block at this election. Already Mr Dutton has promised to cut the right to disconnect; same job, same pay; and casual protections. Just recently he told women working from home they could job-share, halving their pay. But we still don't know what other cuts Peter Dutton has planned, because he won't be honest with the Australian people. He won't tell Australians what jobs he will cut amongst the 36,000 Public Service job cuts. He won't tell Australians what the extra targeted repeals of workplace laws will be when his shadow Treasurer promises there will be more. Senator Cash won't even turn up and debate me at the National Press Club during the campaign; that's how much they don't want to tell people. What we do know is they're taking their marching orders from their mates in big business. We had the HR Nicholls Society recently hand over their election wish list, and that includes things like abolishing all awards and the conditions that come with them. And what do the coalition say? Michael Sukkar said, having had that detailed work, they can now crack on and get moving quickly with their— (Time expired)