Tony Abbott (Warringah, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The leadership this parliament should show is the leadership necessary to clean up the union movement. That is the leadership it would be nice to see a little bit of amongst members opposite. Why are members opposite trying to protect the rorts, the rackets and the rip-offs which have been so abundantly exposed before this royal commission? Why are members opposite standing in the way of ensuring that the same standards of conduct that are demanded of company directors are also demanded of union officials? Why is this man engaging in a cover-up of bad behaviour?

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