A tradesman who was suspended from his job after asking Bill Shorten a question about tax has landed a new job.
The father-of-three was caught on camera talking to the Opposition leader at a free barbecue put on his employer Gladstone Ports, in Queensland, last month.
But the 49-year-old was been forced to look for a new job after being suspended for coming out with the question on April 24.
The man told the Daily Telegraph that he did not believe his contract would be renewed when his pass failed to work and his personal items were returned to him following the controversy.
The man, who has asked to remain nameless, said he suspected his suspension had only been lifted due to pressure from the media.
'I have not performed any work whatsoever for the port in the last three weeks, and neither have I been asked to perform any work for them,' he said.
'I just want to move on with my life so I hope this helps to end that debate.'
The man also told the publication that he started his new job on Monday.
An electrical engineer was 'suspended' from his job after asking Bill Shorten for tax cuts for high income earners when the Opposition Leader visited his workplace last month (pictured)
The controversy began after the man said to the Opposition leader: 'It would be good to see higher wage income earners given a tax break'.
It is understood staff at Gladstone Ports had been told by management not to engage with media during the visit.
However footage of the incident showed that the electrical engineer had not been engaging with the media but had been approached by Mr Shorten.
He was filmed explaining that he and his colleagues worked a lot of overtime, and
