Tony Burke\u2019s announcement today that the powers of the Australian Building Construction Commission would be “pulled back to the bare legal minimum” is a stark reminder of the chaos we can expect in Australia\u2019s building industry under Labor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shadow Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations Senator Michaelia Cash said: \u201cthis proves once again that Labor will always capitulate to their paymasters at the CFMMEU\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey will do anything to appease the CFMMEU and in doing so will put Australia\u2019s economic recovery at risk,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMr Burke talks about other regulators taking over some of the functions of the ABCC \u2013 but where is his plan for this? What exactly is he expecting to be taken over by health and safety regulators or the Fair Work Ombudsman?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The construction industry is key to Australia\u2019s economic recovery. It is Australia\u2019s 5th largest industry (in terms of GDP), contributing around 7 per cent of GDP, and employs 1.1 million Australians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The abolition of the ABCC will bring chaos to the building and construction industry \u2013 we\u2019ve seen it before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Working days lost rose from 24,000 in 2011-12 to 89,000 in 2012-13 when Bill Shorten abolished the ABCC. But since the ABCC was re-established by the Coalition in December 2016, the commission has proved effective at tackling union excesses head on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cost of critical infrastructure also rose astronomically with crucial projects such as hospitals and school costing up to 30 per cent more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe can now expect jobs will be lost, one of the nation\u2019s most militant unions the CFMMEU will run riot, building costs will sky-rocket and large and small businesses will fold,\u2019\u2019 Senator Cash said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWho is going to protect workers in the construction industry from thuggish behaviour and who\u2019s going to stop the harassment of women and worse.\u201d she said<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe can now expect women in the construction industry to be increasingly targeted with sexist slurs and physical threats.\u2019\u2019 she said<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLabor will leave this crucial industry and those who work in it unprotected by abolishing the ABCC,\u2019\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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