Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for her question. I note that in 1996 the unemployment rate in her electorate was 9.7 per cent; today it is 5.6 per cent. That is good news. When it comes to individual agreements, we believe they are between the employer and the employee, and that is the way it should stay.

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