Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

Regrettably, the interjections opposite are indicative of the Labor Party running a protection racket for the likes of Michael Williamson and Craig Thomson, whom they defended for a long time. What we are seeking to do is introduce a Registered Organisations Commission, something that has gained the support of a former Labor Attorney-General, Robert McClelland, and a former secretary of the Australian Workers Union, Ian Cambridge. We have these Labor people saying, 'This is needed to clean up the trade union movement', but these old hacks refuse to accept the reality. (Time expired)