Senate debates

Tuesday, 1 September 2020

Bills

Payment Times Reporting Bill 2020, Payment Times Reporting (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2020; Second Reading

1:59 pm

Photo of Amanda StokerAmanda Stoker (Queensland, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mark is a tradesman on the Gold Coast. Yes, Mark is his real name. His business works for builders in residential construction. He's a contractor. In his career of 40 years, he has hired tradesmen, he has hired apprentices and he has hired subbies. He's really proud of what he does. In his career, he has seen this industry go up and down. He recalls with frustration the late eighties and early nineties, during the recession we had to have, where he had in quick succession—

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