During question time today, opposition leader, (Labor, ) asked the government to confirm comments made by Cameron Thompson (Liberal, ), which asked for Prime Minister John Howard (Liberal, ) to explain his role in the failed merger of the and Liberals in  . According to Mr Beazley, Mr Thompson claims that the president of the Liberal party in Queensland was appointed by Mr Howard and that his actions would have been known and agreed upon by the Prime Minister. The opposition's next woe came when Stephen Smith (Labor, ) asked the Prime Minister to confirm accusations that the government's new industrial relations laws (called  ) had placed pressure on the low pay commission to lower the minimum wage of Australian workers. Mr Howard took the opportunity to attack Mr Beazley's role as Minister for Employment, Education and Training in 1993 saying that he had contempt for the unemployed.
During question time today, opposition leader, (Labor, ) asked the government to confirm comments made by Cameron Thompson (Liberal, ), which asked for Prime Minister John Howard (Liberal, ) to explain his role in the failed merger of the and Liberals in Queensland . According to Mr Beazley, Mr Thompson claims that the president of the Liberal party in Queensland was appointed by Mr Howard and that his actions would have been known and agreed upon by the Prime Minister. The opposition's next woe came when Stephen Smith (Labor, ) asked the Prime Minister to confirm accusations that the government's new industrial relations laws (called Workchoices ) had placed pressure on the low pay commission to lower the minimum wage of Australian workers. Mr Howard took the opportunity to attack Mr Beazley's role as Minister for Employment, Education and Training in 1993 saying that he had contempt for the unemployed.
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Queensland
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Workchoices