Big Business
The Liberals say themselves that they “will always stand with the employers of Australia.” (1)
Who wins under Dutton? Big Business
A decade under the Coalition Government saw profits soaring above wage growth, because Liberal wage-cutting loopholes made it easier for Big Business to rip off workers.
But new workplace rights, introduced by the Albanese Labor Government, ensure that workers now have stronger rights and better pay – and Big Business aren’t happy about it.
Big Business are demanding that Dutton bring back their wage-cutting schemes if he gets elected.
Dutton has promised them he will.
Big Business is worried about “nauseating” work from home spreading from the public sector to the private sector. (2)
Dutton voted against strengthened working from home rights.
Dutton attended a fundraiser hosted by Justin Hemmes, a billionaire who stole more than $19.2 million from his workers. (3)
Dutton voted against criminalising wage theft.
A Billionaire Bestie
Gina Rinehart: Australia’s richest billionaire and “dear friend” of Peter Dutton.(4)
Rinehart thinks our wages are too high and that Australians need to work harder to compete with workers who earn less than $2 a day.
Dutton voted against wage-increasing measures and penalty rates and has never advocated for an increase to the minimum wage.
Rinehart tells workers to skip lunch and work late.
Dutton voted against workers’ getting the Right to Disconnect – and commits to taking it away if he’s elected.
Rinehart’s mining company opposed fair pay for labour hire workers.
Dutton voted against same job, same pay laws and promises mining lobby groups, “I'll be the best friend you ever had”. (5)
Rinehart wants to cut the public sector.
Dutton committed to cutting 41,000 public sector jobs.
Rinehart wants a nuclear industry.
Dutton promised nuclear reactors (and cuts to public services to pay for them).
Rinehart donated $500,000 to the Coalition.
Dutton flew from Canberra to Perth to attend her birthday party for just 40 minutes.
