Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten trade barbs over penalty rates, as it happened

Updated February 27, 2017 16:09:57

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten have swapped insults over penalty rates, with both parties accusing the other of hypocrisy.

It comes after Mr Shorten foreshadowed legislation to stop the proposed cuts coming into effect.

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Topics: political-parties, government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, federal-government, australia

First posted February 27, 2017 07:32:37