Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The opposition seek to take on a matter that is actually far more complicated than they suggest, because there are many other issues that go to what is happening in any one workplace. What's important is that, in that workplace, there should be the opportunities for Australians to be able to get the hours they're looking for, to be able to extend their hours and to be able to earn more in their place of work. The best way for them to achieve that is working for businesses that are actually making profits and are actually going forward. In the absence of a growing economy, in the absence of a government policy that is actually encouraging businesses to get back on their feet, workers are worse off.

In an alternative policy setting that would see higher taxes under the Labor Party—

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