Industrial Relations changes the only way to deliver wage subsidies in 'Dunkirk moment' for parliament: Christian Porter

Doug Dingwall
Updated April 6 2020 - 9:37pm, first published 11:30am
Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Industrial Relations Minister Christian Porter has invoked World War II in a scrap with Labor and unions over workplace law changes the government says are needed to deliver $130 billion in wage subsidies.

Doug Dingwall

Doug Dingwall

Parliamentary bureau chief

Doug Dingwall is The Canberra Times' parliamentary bureau chief. He writes about government and federal politics, and has an interest in integrity, industrial relations and foreign affairs. Previously he worked at The Examiner in Launceston, where he won a Tasmanian Human Rights Award for his reporting. Contact him on doug.dingwall@canberratimes.com.au

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