Chris Evans (WA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Those who argue for removing the Fair Work Act and returning to the sorts of policies under Work Choices are clearly those who put at risk the reforms that have benefited women workers, and clearly that is still the Liberal Party agenda. As I say, when we sought to improve the pay rates of people who have been underpaid, Mr Hockey described those moves as reckless. We also know that the Liberal opposition have not supported the superannuation reforms which allow for low-paid workers to have their super contributions tax rebated. For those earning under $37,000 a year, two-thirds of whom are women, this is a really important reform. But what did the Liberal Party do? They said, 'We will oppose that measure because we think BHP and Rio Tinto need the support more,' rather than pay the mining tax. In this government, we have given our priority— (Time expired)