My question is to the Prime Minister and it follows the answer he has just given on the subject of collective agreements. I refer him specifically to his 21 April endorsement of the Australian Federal Police:

I want to compliment the Federal Police ... for the tremendous work they have done in the past and I’m sure they’ll go on doing in to the future.

I also refer to the following statement by the Australian Federal Police Association:

To date, the AFP has taken a responsible approach to the utilisation of AWAs, preferring to steer clear of these tenuous arrangements in favour of transparent, collective agreement making.

If collective bargaining is good enough for those who protect all of us, why isn’t it good enough for everyone else?