Mr Tony Burke (Watson, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for the Arts) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Industrial Relations. The minister says that paying at least the minimum wage to every worker is complicated. What exactly is complicated about workers being paid at least the minimum wage?

Christian Porter (Pearce, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Minimum wage applies. There should never be any excuse and it's unlawful to not pay the minimum wage. That is a very well-known principle. If the member is asking questions about people to whom the minimum wage doesn't apply, I'm sure he would be able to clarify that in a further question.