Page 795 - Week 03 - Tuesday, 21 March 2017
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that those who work on Sunday are most affected by the negative effects of working non-standard hours. In other words, Sunday is still a day of rest for most of us.
Cutting penalty rates removes the incentive for young people to work these unsociable hours and cuts the take-home pay of those who do not have a choice. And do not tell me that this change will create more jobs for young workers. There is nothing in this decision that gives small business an incentive to open on a Sunday if they do not already or to hire another worker if they do. All this decision will do is cut the pay of some of our lowest paid workers. The president of the Fair Work Commission has himself acknowledged that this is the case. This is why Labor strongly opposes these cuts.
Planning—Woden town centre
MR HANSON: My question is to the Minister for Planning and Land Management. Minister, residents have called the Woden town square “the biggest eyesore in Canberra”, “a wasteland, like something out of Detroit” and “straight from the Soviet era”. Most of us would have seen the photos of the square. Community leaders have also been reported as stating that the planning policy settings and declining numbers of community amenities in the area have sent the wrong signal.
Government members interjecting—
MR HANSON: Madam Speaker, you might want to advise members opposite who are interjecting that the original question is allowed to have a preamble.
MADAM SPEAKER: Order! I want to advise all members to be silent so that Mr Hanson can end his question. Mr Hanson, do you want to continue with your question?
MR HANSON: It is only supplementaries which cannot. I say that for Mr Steel’s edification.
Mr Steel interjecting—
MR HANSON: Would you like to invite me to be thrown out? You are not a committee chair at the moment.
Ms Berry: Madam Speaker—
MADAM SPEAKER: There is a point of order, but I was trying to get members’ attention. This morning I had to call Mr Hanson to order a number of times. I will again ask members to be quiet. Mr Hanson has the call and he is trying to ask a question. Get to it, Mr Hanson. It is your opportunity to ask your question.
MR HANSON: Thank you, Madam Speaker; a very wise ruling.
MADAM SPEAKER: There is no need to be smart, Mr Hanson.
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