Luke Gosling (Solomon, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

This is a message for Territorians and for all Australians: think before you click this Black Friday. Bernie Smith from the SDA said it so well: 'We don't work, in Australia, according to an algorithm; we work according to Australian legislation, Australian labour standards and Australian ideas of fairness. We want to make Amazon pay fair wages, we want Amazon to pay superannuation, and we want to make Amazon pay their taxes.'

Amazon has shown repeatedly around the world that it doesn't respect the rights of working people. In Australia, Amazon continues to try and deny their workers a voice at work. Sometimes it seems that Amazon want to treat their humans, their workers, like they're robots. Digital surveillance of workers and consumers alike is also a serious problem.

We must ensure that Australian workers' and consumers' rights are respected. Make Amazon Pay is a call to defend the basic principles of fairness, transparency, accountability, democracy and respect for local laws—our laws. It's time to make clear that no corporation, no matter how large or powerful, stands above our laws or the rights of workers.

Finally, I say shop local, keep money in Australia, keep money in the Territory.