Newly-appointed cabinet minister Linda Reynolds has tied herself in knots over whether flexible and relatively modest wages are a"deliberate design feature" of the national economy.
Senator Reynolds, who was sworn in as defence industry minister last week, said she did"absolutely not" agree wage flexibility was a key feature of the economy.But when it was pointed out Finance Minister Mathias Cormann made the suggestion, Senator Reynolds told Sky News her colleague was"absolutely right".
Labor's finance spokesman Jim Chalmers said the comments revealed the coalition government's thinking behind stagnant wage growth. "Stagnant wages growth under the Liberals is not some accident - it's a deliberate policy objective," he told the ABC's Insiders program on Sunday.
Just goes to prove that the Liberals will blindly oppose anything as long as they think it is a Labor proposal.
The age of entitlement is over except if your a LNP fat cat like Hockey and Dutton
Can't put brains in scarecrows
Just give her some cake, RIP Mike Willesee, always missed never forgotten, AusPol HumanAndProud
P plater...
This is what happens when women are promoted due to their gender, they're often out of their depth
Qldaah Quite amusing though.