Christopher Pyne (Sturt, Liberal Party, Leader of the House) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Barker for his question. It is a very important question about a very important issue, because, quite apart from whether you believe that cleaning up the building and construction industry is a good idea to remove criminality or standover tactics or blackmail or thuggery or involvement with the bikie gangs, the selling of drugs and the threats that have gone on with the CFMEU on building and construction sites—and we on this side of the House do think that is important, unlike members of the other side of the House—

Mr Champion interjecting—

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