Andrew Wallace (Fisher, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Yes, thank you; I accept that. I did not intend to suggest that he has personally received $3 million, but $3 million has been donated to the Australian Labor Party, under his leadership, since he has become the leader of the ALP. There's absolutely no denying that the ALP is wholly owned, under this Leader of the Opposition, by the CFMEU, when the ALP has received $3 million under his leadership, and received significantly more than that over the last 10 years. This Labor Party owes their political fortunes to the CFMEU, and that is why they continue to refuse to call out this absolutely appalling behaviour. If they won't do it, we have to introduce this bill to enable the Federal Court to call out this atrocious behaviour from time to time. Not all union leaders do it, but those union leaders who commit and will continue to commit criminal offences should be disqualified if the Federal Court considers it to be an appropriate course of action to take. I commend the bill to the House.

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