Anthony Albanese’s first Question Time has kicked off with Liberal leader Peter Dutton accusing the government of siding with “corrupt and criminal” construction union bosses over Aussie homebuyers.
The government has pledged to abolish the Australian Building and Construction Commission and has already started the legislative process to kill it off.
Stream more on politics with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 “The Labor Party has sided with union bosses over homebuyers which will drive up construction costs, why is Labor making a bad situation worse?” the Opposition Leader asked. “We're not going to take lectures from people who when they commit issues that sees them go to the backbench, they come back in leadership positions.
Master Builders Australia has pleaded with the government not to abolish the watchdog and argued the sector needed “industry-specific regulation” and that the move would have dire economic outcomes. It comes as a photo of Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong was uncovered by The Australian showing her with disgraced union official Scott Vink.
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