House debates

Wednesday, 24 June 2026

Bills

Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Building Cooperative Workplaces No. 1) Bill 2026; Second Reading

1:19 pm

Photo of Michael McCormackMichael McCormack (Riverina, National Party) | Hansard source

which was referring to the importance of fairness in the workplace, on the worksite, particularly when our construction sector is in freefall under those opposite. When it comes to insolvencies and bankruptcies, it's the transport sector and the construction sector that are the highest. They're doing it the toughest. So many hardworking companies and businesspeople are going out backwards because of the policies of the federal Labor Party and government, which brings into this place legislation such as that, and then nobody is prepared to speak about it. We've got members, such as the member for McEwen, who are prepared to interject on those who are actually standing at the dispatch box and speaking about the legislation but not prepared to talk on the legislation.

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