Senator Eric Abetz

Following the last Federal election the Australian Electoral Commission identified 29,920 incidences where electors had potentially voted more than once for candidates standing for the Parliament.

Figures released show Labor’s commitment to being open and transparent was nothing more than spin with more than half of answers to Questions on Notice from Senate Estimates still outstanding well past the due date.

“Chris Bowen, Anthony Albanese and Kevin Rudd are the worst culprits, not being able to respond to even one question and Ministers Conroy, Wong and Plibersek aren’t too far behind,” Senator Abetz said today.

The decision from the Federal Magistrate’s Court today to penalise the CFMEU $26,000 after a union boss ignored right of entry provisions shows the Australian Building and Construction Commission must be kept.

“Labor must scrap their plans to abolish the Australian Building and Construction Commission. Only the ABCC can keep the ruthless lawlessness and thuggery pushed by the union bosses to a stop,” Senator Abetz said today.

Labor's post-implementation review of the Fair Work Act appears to conflict with the Office of Best Practice Regulation's Guidelines (OBPR) for such a review.

"It's clear that the reviews Terms of Reference leave out the fundamental issues of productivity and flexibility and favour union bosses," Senator Abetz said today.