Jess Walsh (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Early Childhood Education) | Hansard source

Our government will never walk away from young workers. As the Prime Minister has said, we absolutely back higher minimum wages for Australians—unlike all of those opposite—and that includes young Australians. It's why we back penalty rates. It's why we've locked them in with legislation. It's why we back making wage theft a crime, and we have. It's why we back abolishing junior rates, giving young workers in retail, fast food and pharmacy a pay rise. Before I entered parliament, I was proud to represent young hospitality workers, so I know that the biggest beneficiaries of these changes are our nation's young people. This is what Labor is delivering—higher wages and higher weekly earnings. Our government has got wages moving. We know you all love low wages. We back Australian workers.