Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation) Share this | Hansard source

You can tell they are very sensitive, can’t you? Halfway down the track Mr Combet gave the instructions. One fortnight ago—only two weeks ago—Mr Combet said that the use of the corporations power in industrial relations would be a good thing. That is the reason—no other—that Mr Beazley has done this U-turn. This shows the Australian people clearly, yet again, that Mr Beazley will take all and every one of his policy directions from the ACTU. If he wants to be the Prime Minister of this country, he has to govern for all Australians and not just the ACTU.