Tony Burke hits out at the Opposition over pay cuts threat

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has expressed his outrage about pay cuts being “threatened” by the Opposition. “What’s changed this week ... is now we are not simply talking about pay rises that have been delivered; we’re now talking about pay cuts that are being threatened by the leader of the Opposition,” Mr Burke said during Question Time on Thursday. “The pay rises that they’re just finding out about now through the Fair Work Commission are now promised to be pay cuts at the next election.”