Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you. Again, I reiterate the government's position in relation to penalty rates. It has been clearly and consistently stated by government members that penalty rates are a matter for the Fair Work Commission to determine, but as I was saying, if you want to look to someone who is currently a member of parliament, who puts himself out as being the future leader of this country, who has a record in relation to what I personally would call 'slashing' penalty rates—I would not call it 'cutting'—that is, of course, the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Bill Shorten, who entered into a deal which removed 'all penalty rates for low-paid cleaners with no compensation'.