Amanda Vanstone (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

I have not been involved in any other negotiations. There are negotiations going on now with the meat industry. I did, however, receive a letter from the then acting Premier of New South Wales urging us to enter into, as a matter of urgency, a labour market agreement with the meat industry in Western Australia because of the alleged shortages they had and, with an upcoming drought, the need for a large number of animals to be slaughtered very quickly. But that has not been signed because the meat industry is not happy with the requirements that the government has insisted upon. You might like to ask me a question at another time, Senator Bishop, about whether some of the states believe that the minimum salary level is too high for them.