Senate debates

Monday, 17 August 2015

Bills

Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Amendment Bill 2014 [No. 2]; Second Reading

5:43 pm

Photo of Barry O'SullivanBarry O'Sullivan (Queensland, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

I am that sort of fellow, Senator Macdonald. You know that. I will bend over backwards to help my colleagues from across the way here. I will tell you why. I will tell you what motivates me. I have been in business—

Senator Polley interjecting—

Senator Bilyk interjecting—

No, no. Here is lesson No. 2. We will move off the criminality. I can give you more on that if you want. Let us move over now as to why I have got an interest. I will tell you why I have got an interest. I have employed hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of those souls who pay their union dues into your organisations so that it can make it into your account and get you here into the Senate. Why would they support anyone into the Senate? I will tell you why.

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