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

We want to see the workers paid their full entitlements. We make no apology for going in to bat for the workers on this—no apology whatsoever. We stand by what we are doing. We are not going to be sidetracked by the allegations made by Mr Cheng Hong, on unfounded information, in the New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission. To back up my side of the story I have six witnesses who are prepared to verify all that I have said.

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