Malcolm Turnbull (Wentworth, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The honourable member forgets that a fundamental principle of her party, in government and in opposition, until very recently has always been to support the independent umpire and to support it coming to a decision, going through a process, hearing from employers and employees and coming to a ruling. As to what the right change is with respect to each of those awards, the government has not gone through that process neither has the opposition. The only people who have done that hard work, that elaborate laborious effort is the Fair Work Commission, every member of whom was appointed by the honourable member's party.

Mr Shorten interjecting—

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