Murray Watt (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry) | Hansard source

Thank you, Senator Sheldon. Well, the Albanese Labor government's secure jobs, better pay legislation is delivering, with nearly half a million more workers covered by enterprise agreements and award workers benefiting from $10,000 pay rises. We said that our secure jobs, better pay laws would fix the bargaining system, and now we're seeing the proof. We know the opposition went running for cover when we simply tabled that legislation: 'Secure jobs, better pay? Oh, no. We can't have that in Australia. We're going to vote against it, just as we're going to vote against energy bill relief, just as we're going to vote against cheaper medicines and just as we're going to vote against every other measure that the Labor government put up to assist Australians with their cost of living.'

More importantly than listening to anyone in this chamber, let's listen to the difference that these changes are making to real workers in Australia. For Laura, an aged-care worker from Western Australia who will now be about $3,400 better off, it means she can pay for home internet and what she describes as 'luxuries' like social outings. Labor is supporting people like Laura while you're voting against them. (Time expired)