Tony Abbott to fight union corruption among first news laws he will introduce if he wins the election Tony Abbott in Parliament. TONY Abbott will outline a crackdown on union corruption, with tougher fines of up to $340,000 and a maximum of five years' jail to be among the first laws he will introduce if he wins the election. His attack on union corruption comes as Labor prepares to face the findings of the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption, looking at allegations against members of the former ALP state government. Rudd's rockers 'lifted from Keneally' Mr Abbott will also step up his pitch to win small-business votes by promising the sector will have a dedicated seat at meetings of global business leaders at the G20 summit to be hosted next year in Australia. Mr Abbott will pledge to "move swiftly" to bring on legislation in the first week of the next Parliament that would impose the same penalty on union office holders who break the law as that faced by company directors. Tony Abbott with members of the Coalition's frontbench in the first question time of the parliamentary year. He said the change would ensure that registered organisations and their officials had to play by the same rules as companies and their directors. He said existing laws for unions only carried modest fines of up to $10,200. The Coalition's proposed changes for the governance of registered organisations would also require financial disclosure and reporting that was closer to that required by companies. Labor not secure despite polls Picture: James Croucher Australian Workers Union boss Paul Howes last month backed the Coalition's policy, saying there should be harsh penalties for dodgy union officials who rip off workers. "Around one in two Australians work in a small business, but Kevin Rudd and the Labor government have never been focused on helping small businesses or their workers' families; they're only focused on the needs of union bosses and the faceless men," Mr Abbott told the Herald Sun. He will guarantee a dedicated "voice for small business" in Australia's delegation for the spin-off B20 meeting of global business leaders at the G20 summit. Mr Abbott has also promised his Small Business Minister Bruce Billson will sit in Cabinet, small business will be part of the Treasury portfolio, and there will be people with small business expertise appointed to the Board of Taxation, the ACCC and the Fair Work Commission. Leader of the Federal Liberal Party Tony Abbott in Melbourne. Meanwhile, Labor will outlaw changes to superannuation for at least five years, vowing to lock in people's retirement savings with legislation that would prevent the Government from tinkering further with super taxes.