Senate debates Bills
Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025; In Committee
Murray Watt Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Minister for the Environment and Water
6:20 pm
I don't think we do risk freezing modern awards. There are provisions which remain in place for modern awards to be varied on the application of a party. What we are saying as a community—and the Australian people agreed when they voted for this policy—is that penalty rates are special and deserve to be protected.
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