Malcolm Roberts (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source

This rushed inquiry has got nothing to do with workers; it's got everything to do with union bosses. Let me tell you why. With the exception of senators like Deborah O'Neill, Tony Sheldon and Glenn Sterle, the Labor Party no longer represents workers. I've been pushing an issue about casual miners in the Hunter Valley and in Central Queensland for three years. I've been misrepresented by Labor and the CFMMEU in the Hunter Valley, to put people off the scent. Thanks to Senator Barbara Pocock, we're starting to get some traction. She's now aware of what's going on in the Hunter Valley. Labor has not been at all interested in fixing that problem. They don't even want to recognise the problem. I've raised it with Senator Ayres. Nothing to see here. I've raised it with Senator Sheldon, who said he would like to help, but couldn't. I appreciate that, Senator Sheldon.