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

The latest ABS data itself reveals working days lost in the construction industry jumped by 50 per cent in the June quarter and accounted for 66 per cent of working days lost, highlighting once again the need for the restoration of the ABCC. A huge 16,200 working days were lost during the three-month period—far more than any other industry. And then of course the industry deals with bullying and thuggery. Recently we have heard of a CFMEU official threatening and insulting a female workplace inspector who was just there doing her job, ensuring that the building site was safe and that people were complying with the law. I will not say what she was called in this chamber because, quite frankly, it was disgusting. But suffice to say, this type of behaviour would not be tolerated in any other workplace in Australia. The restoration of the ABCC will ensure that this type of behaviour is not allowed to occur.