Senate debates
Wednesday, 27 August 2025
Bills
Fair Work Amendment (Protecting Penalty and Overtime Rates) Bill 2025; In Committee
7:24 pm
Maria Kovacic (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source
I would be interested in you providing those figures and the basis for that assessment, Minister, thank you. Did the government make any assessments or considerations as to whether this bill would accelerate consolidation towards big business in our country, leaving small-business operators unable to compete, effectively throwing their hands up in the air, unable to take any more?
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