Michael Ronaldson (Victoria, Liberal Party, Minister for Veterans’ Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I again thank Senator Back most sincerely for that very important question. Isn't it interesting that you have Martin Ferguson, a former darling of those opposite, who has made it quite clear that this royal commission must occur to ensure that we get the thugs out of the building industry? It is very interesting, isn't it, that the secretary of the nurses union, Mark Olson, has also said that this must go ahead. What we are saying to those opposite is: listen to what these sensible people are saying. Do not sit there and allow this industry to be destroyed by inaction and inactivity. Get in there, support our moves to get the ABCC back in, get your people back into work and get the people of Western Australia back into work, because all we are seeing at the moment is inactivity of a union based party, and your behaviour, as I have said before, is an absolute disgrace.