Ms Julie Bishop (Curtin, Liberal Party, Minister for Foreign Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for Leichhardt for his question—and what a magnificent advocate he is for the people of North Queensland. Australia is a significant global economy. We are the 12th or 13th largest economy in the world. Our economic growth rate at 3.1 per cent is higher than any of the G7 economies. Indeed, it is higher than New Zealand—and I welcome the Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand here today—and higher than South Korea.

Mr Champion interjecting—

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