Senate debates

Wednesday, 21 March 2018

Questions without Notice

Workplace Relations

2:00 pm

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

The government, as you know, consistent with all governments, has recently put in a submission to the annual wage review. We provide submissions as required and as appropriate to the Fair Work Commission. In relation to penalty rates, Senator Cameron, I have to say that your hypocrisy is absolutely outstanding, because it is the Leader of the Opposition himself, Mr Bill Shorten, who has sat around a table and directly negotiated away the penalty rates of some of the lowest-paid workers in this country. And it's not as if he actually compensated them. He negotiated away their penalty rates with absolutely no compensation at all, and when you—

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