Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a further supplementary question. I again refer to the words of the MOU:

There will be no requirement for labour market testing to enter into an IFA.

It is not a flow chart; they are the words of your agreement. With the number of unemployed Australians standing at 800,000—the highest in more than 20 years—why is this government scrapping labour market testing safeguards and engaging in a taxpayer-funded spin campaign for an agreement that risks Australian jobs?