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

I fear that the honourable senator has taken her lead from frontbencher Senator Cameron and that is that you misquote to try to make your point. I can assure the honourable senator that Senator Smith has a great affinity for the young people of Australia and also for the female cohort of our society, which I note is the majority. We men are very wise to ensure that we do not get them offside, because they have more numbers than us blokes.

Senator Smith is motivated by trying to get as many people into jobs as possible, noting of course that the only person in this country who has traded away penalty rates is the leader of the Australian Labor Party who, when he was the secretary of the Australian Workers Union, ensured that money got paid into their coffers at the expense of— (Time expired)

Senator Sterle interjecting—