Senator Eric Abetz

“Labor needs to come clean on Assistant Treasurer Nick Sherry’s plans to force independent contractors in Tasmania to differentiate between income earned from capital and income earned from labour,” Senator Abetz said today.

“Labor’s refusal to match the Coalition policy to retain the taxation laws for independent contractors proves that Labor has a secret agenda which they won’t reveal prior to the election.”

“The ACTU and Labor have shown their true colours and disregard for individual union members by callously imposing a compulsory levy on members to fund its dishonest election campaign,” Senator Eric Abetz said today.

The ACTU will impose a $1-per-head-member levy on its members to fund its election campaign.

“Australians should be very wary of the consequences of the grubby Labor-Green deal on job security and cost of living,” Opposition Senate Leader, Senator Eric Abetz said today.

“The terms of the preference deal are being deliberately withheld from the Australian people and they are entitled to know its terms.”

A vote for the Greens is really a vote for Labor and a vote for Labor is really a vote for the Greens

“Today’s announcement by Greens Leader Bob Brown that he has struck a preference deal with Labor confirms what we always suspected,” Senator Abetz said today.