Senate debates

Thursday, 23 March 2017

Questions without Notice

Trade Unions

2:36 pm

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

Because, if you truly represent the members of your union, you should have nothing to hide from them. The question, therefore, needs to be asked in relation to the 40 payments from the Visy company to the AWU: why were they made? If they were legitimate, why have they not been disclosed? A legitimate payment is something that is there for all to see. One has to wonder why Mr Shorten has never disclosed the reason that the Visy company made 40 payments to his union of $191,399.44. It is a simple question, colleagues. Why was money given by the company to the union in the course of negotiating enterprise agreements?

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