Senate debates

Thursday, 19 October 2017

Questions without Notice

Registered Organisations

2:10 pm

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

As I said, in relation to the behaviour that I have outlined from words directly from Ms Taylor, who wrote the report from the survey she undertook, in any other workplace, colleagues, those opposite would be rightly outraged, as we all should be. Why? Because unions, members of parliament and senators are meant to stand up for workers. We are meant to ensure that they get a fair go. In fact, you would think that this particular union would actually be horrified by the report that has been handed down. You would think that they would be horrified by reports of widespread harassment, bullying, intimidation and sexual assault of workers and that they would be demanding that the perpetrators be held to account and punished. Instead, what do we have? We have them currently fighting in the Victorian Supreme Court over another report that they want suppressed. (Time expired)

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