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

The payments between Australian Super and the AWU, and then between the AWU and Labor, have primarily benefited the interests of Mr Bill Shorten. It is not clear what benefits have flowed to Australian Super or AWU members, and these questions need to be answered. The Turnbull government believes that unions and employer groups should at all times be acting in the interests of their hardworking members and not their officials. We have critical legislation before this parliament to prevent corrupting and secret payments between registered organisations and employers and full disclosure of any legitimate payments that are made. If it is not a legitimate payment, why is it being made? All registered organisations—employer and union—should be transparent.