Annette Hurley (SA, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I would like to ask a supplementary question. Why does the government believe Australian workers should not be entitled to redundancy pay? Is the minister aware that redundancy pay has been a general entitlement for all Australian workers since 1984? Does the minister know that basic redundancy pay was established to give workers and their families some financial security after losing their job while they looked for other work? Why is the government now taking this basic right away from Australian workers and their families?