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

Despite those opposite fighting us every single step of the way, we are very proud, on this side of the chamber, to have increased accountability and transparency for registered organisations, regardless of whether you are an employer organisation or a union organisation. What we do on this side is all about putting members first. It is critical that these organisations, in particular in relation to the amount of funds they control and the fact that they pay no tax, put their members first. They need to come clean about their financial arrangements. The $132 million of funds that flow into union coffers from workers entitlement funds, income protection funds, training funds and charity funds needs to be explained. The members in these funds need to know how this flow of funds benefits them and, if it doesn't, why not.