Llew O'Brien (Wide Bay, National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I rise to condemn the disgraceful behaviour of those CFMEU members at the Glencore Oaky North mine. Why does the Leader of the Opposition and the Queensland Premier refuse to disassociate Labor from the CFMEU? The CFMEU has donated millions of dollars to Labor, and Labor is at the beck and call of its thugs. The CFMEU members have been charged at the site and many more are being investigated for intimidating workers, including making disgusting threats to rape children, rip out their spines and hit them with crowbars. Shocking footage also shows CFMEU members abusing workers, telling them to crash their cars. As a former traffic accident investigator, I can't tell you how disturbing these horrible threats are. Road trauma, injury and death bring untold misery to victims, families, emergency services and those who witness them. I call on the ALP to stop taking the tainted money of the CFMEU out of respect for victims of child abuse and road trauma.