Amanda Rishworth (Kingston, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) Share this | Hansard source

I have seen many, many creative ways that those opposite have tried to cut working people's wages and conditions, but this is the first time I have seen an attempt to send it to a committee that doesn't exist. Of course, we know the shadow minister loves grandstanding, perhaps to distract from the truth, or perhaps to distract from his lack of competence. But the truth is the coalition doesn't support protecting penalty rates.

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