Dan Repacholi (Hunter, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I can certainly tell you that, as much as the member for Barker would love me to, I will not be joining the Liberal Party. But thank you very much for the offer.

Back to it: why should mineworkers be getting paid up to $50,000 less for the exact same job? It's not fair. I fully support this all the way through. I know you guys don't, because not once did you guys speak about workers' rights when we were talking on this subject. Not once did any of you talk about workers' rights. We want bosses to make a dollar and the workers to make a dollar. We want it to be fair all round. That's what we're here for. The Australian Labor Party, led by Anthony Albanese, is doing a fantastic job. I'm so glad that Tony Burke and we as a party got the same job, same pay legislation through—

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