Jana Stewart (Victoria, Australian Labor Party) Share this | Hansard source

I want to talk about making Amazon pay. Why is that? It's because Amazon is destroying Australian jobs and Australian businesses. In 2025, Amazon has continued its shameful record of unionbusting and corporate arrogance. It has shown time and time again it will not respect the rights of working people or the basic principles of collective bargaining. Amazon continues to try to deny Australian workers a voice at work. Whether it's failing to address issues raised by SDA members, or refusing to meet workers who insist on having SDA representation, Amazon tries to silence workers.

Disputes with Amazon, whether unfair dismissal, injured workers, discrimination or sexual harassment, all have one thing in common, and that is to silence workers. Amazon don't want anything to interrupt their algorithm, so they try to deprive workers of a voice and of union representation. Basically, Amazon want to treat their humans like they are robots, and it's time we make Amazon pay their fair share. As a consumer, just like millions of other Australians, I want to see Amazon pay fair wages to their workers. They must stop denying workers their rights. They must stop tracking every second of their workday and silencing any worker who speaks out against them. Can you imagine any other workplace doing that to their workers? Can you imagine that in your workplace? Hundreds of members of the mighty Transport Workers' Union have stood alongside the SDA and the MEAA to push for good Australian jobs and businesses, which are under existential threat.