Julia Gillard (Lalor, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

Prime Minister, isn’t it a fact that this Australian workplace agreement, drawn up by the Hotels, Motels and Accommodation Association, takes away penalty rates, overtime, public holiday pay and rest breaks for people who are paid the minimum wage of $13.47 an hour? Given the Prime Minister’s own Work Choices laws have allowed agreements like this, and the Prime Minister has defended agreements like this in the past, why should any Australian trust his government to deliver basic fairness in the workplace?

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