Susan Lamb (Longman, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

Well, get up and do it again, member for Petrie. Get up and talk to us about that. Do you know why he won't do it? The reason he will not get up is that he cannot defend a cruel and indefensible action. He cannot stand up and defend cutting people's wages. He was elected to stand up for his constituents in places like Rothwell and Deception Bay. That's what he was elected to do, to stand up for the workers, and he has failed them. If this government wanted to stand up for Australian citizens, they would do what citizens have been calling on them to do since the Fair Work Ombudsman handed down their decision in February: they would listen. They would listen to hardworking Australians. They would protect their pay and would protect their conditions, and every single member of the government that stands up for a constituent in their electorate would stand up and fight against any attack on pay and conditions.

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