China Free Trade Deal: How can you trust Abbott to protect Australian Jobs?

Independent Senator for Tasmania Jacqui Lambie has released a short YouTube Clip where she interviews the Australian Business man who was told by an Abbott Government official – to sack his Ozzie workers and hire cheap overseas labor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Dl5UKFreOU

“ I was shocked when I heard that respected maritime business man Mr Bill Milby – from North Star Cruises had been told by an Abbott government official that, if he wanted to make more money and compete with the foreign competition (after its let in by proposed Liberal changes to the Coastal Shipping Act) Bill should sack his Australian crew onboard his Australian built cruise liner and replace them with cheap foreign workers.” said Senator Lambie.

“ So I invited Bill into my Senate office for a chat. Bill repeated what he was told by the National’s and Deputy Prime Minister’s staff. I believe Mr Milby told the truth. But I can’t understand why this Liberal/National government is so keen to kill off Australian workers jobs and replace them with overseas workers? Is it just an insane hatred of unions and their workers?“ said Senator Lambie.

“I don’t want to believe that, but we saw the government stand by silently as the 36 Australian workers on the oil tanker, the Alexander Spirit used by Caltex – were sacked and replaced by overseas workers.
Rob Messenger for Senator Jacqui Lambie Senator for Tasmania