Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I will answer what I am able to. I'm not sure the extent to which that is a supplementary question. I know Senator Pocock has taken a different view on this—a view closer to the coalition. I think the abolition of the ABCC was very clear to Australians when they voted for the Albanese Labor government, and we have been clear why—we don't think there should be two sets of laws for workers in this country. It is wrong to say that the ABCC was able to deal with a whole range of criminal matters. We know those matters are dealt with by the criminal law. Our position in relation to that has been clear and it was articulated publicly ahead of the election.