Bill Shorten Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition
3:13 pm
I wish to make a personal explanation.
Tony Smith Speaker
Does the Leader of the Opposition claim to have been misrepresented?
Bill Shorten Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition
Most certainly.
Bill Shorten Maribyrnong, Australian Labor Party, Leader of the Opposition
In question time today, the Prime Minister made allegations about my time as National Secretary of the Australian Workers' Union. I'm proud to be a workers rep, proud to have improved the pay and conditions of thousands of middle- and working-class Australians, proud to have protected workers from corporate collapses like the kind that the Prime Minister was dragged to a royal commission on, and proud to have fought for the rights of asbestos victims while government ministers fought for the perpetrators. I will always stand up for the workers, while my opponent will always stand up for the top end of town.
Mr Laming interjecting—
