Senator WATT (Queensland—Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Minister for Emergency Management) (14:52): Thank you, Senator Payman—who, like so many people over here, has done so much for Australian workers. Today is an important day for Australian workers, employers and our economy. In the words of Senator Cash today, I say 'merry Christmas' to all the workers of Australia; 'merry Christmas' to the victims of wage theft, who now see an end in sight; 'merry Christmas' to our first responders, who are now protected as a result of our laws; and 'merry Christmas' to the many employers who do the right thing by their workers and for too long have been undercut by competitors doing the wrong thing. Finally, I say 'merry Christmas' to people like Brodie Allen, a mineworker in Blackwater in Central Queensland—someone who you'd think Senator Canavan, Mr Fake Miner over there, would like to support, but, of course, we saw the opposite today. Mr Allen gave evidence to the Senate inquiry on our new laws while it was in Rockhampton earlier this year. Mr Allen has worked at the BHP mine— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Minister Watt, please resume your seat. Order across the chamber! Senator Canavan, order! Senator Green, order! Minister, please continue. Senator WATT: Mr Allen has worked at the BHP mine in Blackwater for seven whole years. That whole time he was employed as a labour hire employee, which meant he was paid $40,000 less each year. Senator O'Sullivan interjecting— Senator WATT: Senator O'Sullivan, up the back, is groaning about the fact someone has been paid $40,000 less per year compared to their colleagues. That means, over seven years, Brodie is $280,000 worse off than his colleagues doing exactly the same work as him. Today, I say to Brodie that, as a result of the parliament passing our 'closing loopholes' laws, relief is in sight for Brodie and many others like him. As a result of the laws the parliament passed today, labour hire workers will no longer be underpaid. But the record will always show that the Liberals, the Nationals and One Nation today voted for workers like Brodie to continue being underpaid—and they will never forget it. Shame on you! The PRESIDENT: Senator Payman, a first supplementary?