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

I understand, Mr Speaker. 'Do you want lies with that?' goes the headline in The Daily Telegraph, a story written by Simon Benson. As it turns out, this Leader of the Opposition signed off on a special deal for McDonald's. There was some confusion, as I understand it, in Labor ranks at the time, because the Leader of the Opposition thought that it was actually a special dodgy deal for Joe McDonald! You could understand his confusion, Mr Speaker. He will prefer union bosses over workers every day of the week. That has been his operation; that has been the way he has conducted himself all his adult life. He has ripped workers off, to the benefit of union bosses, on a regular basis. It has been documented in this place. It does not matter whether it is the special deal for McDonald's, or importing foreign workers and preferring them over Australian workers—it does not matter which example you to look at: this Leader of the Opposition cannot lie straight in bed. That is the reality. It is demonstrated in case after case. This Leader of the Opposition cannot go to the public at the time of the next election with any credibility on 457 visas. He cannot go to the Australian public at the next election with any credibility when it comes to border protection policy, because—as we know—before an election, this Leader of the Opposition will say or do anything. He will say or do anything, but the reality is that he cannot tell the truth. He has demonstrated it again in relation to this 457 issue, and the Australian public is awake to this phoney Leader of the Opposition.

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