Maria Kovacic (NSW, Liberal Party, Shadow Assistant Minister to the Leader of the Opposition) Share this | Hansard source

Exactly. Why? Is it a coincidence that the two parties that blocked the Senate inquiry both receive financial contributions or donations from the CFMEU? I don't think it's a coincidence, but it's up to you to make up your own minds. Guess what? Australians have made up their minds. Just over a week ago, I launched a petition calling on Labor and the Greens to support a Senate inquiry into the CFMEU, because, if we can't convince them in this chamber, perhaps Australians can convince them, and guess what? In just over a week, we've received over 8,000 signatures, and that number is growing by the day.

The Australian people are fed up with this, and the Labor government should stop turning a blind eye to what is happening here. This is costing Australians more for the construction of homes in the housing shortage that we are seeing. This needs to stop, and the billions of dollars of taxpayer funds being funnelled into these rotten enterprises also needs to end.