Peter Dutton (Dickson, Liberal Party, Minister for Immigration and Border Protection) Share this | Hansard source

and the future of our country will depend on these success stories. Why does the Labor Party oppose this? It is because they are completely dominated by the labour union movement. That is the sad reality. Yesterday we pointed out the contrast with this side of the parliament, where almost every hand went up in terms of those people who come from a small business background. There was one hand that went up on the opposition side, and I warned yesterday that something would happen to him. Where has he gone? Where has the member gone that nominated himself yesterday to be from a small business background?

The member for Melbourne Ports is not here today; he has been banished from this chamber.

It demonstrates that this Labor Party is completely out of touch with the Australian public. We have put in place a regime that will build business in this country and which will be of benefit to the Australian public, to the men, to the women and to their grandchildren in generations to come. We will provide future opportunities for them. The modern Labor Party is completely dominated by the union movement, and it is not in the best interests of this country.

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