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

Over a million dollars was paid to the AWU by employers when the Leader of the Opposition was the secretary. There was one payment after another from Thiess-John Holland, ACI Glass, Chiquita Mushrooms—that really worked out well for the members, didn't it?—and Huntsman chemicals. It's a long list, and one payment after another was found by the royal commission to have no benefit for members and, indeed, to compromise the interests of the members because it compromised the ability of the union to represent them.

What we have done is pass legislation to prevent those corrupt payments being made—to prevent secret payments being made.

Ms Catherine King interjecting—

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