Christine Milne (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. I am not surprised that the minister could not respond to the free trade agreement, so I ask him: is he aware that under the heading of 'Sensitive sectors' the DFAT fact sheet on the Korean free trade agreement reads:

It is true that some sectors may face increased competition from imports of Korean products and services, such as motor vehicles, automotive parts, …

Since the government knew that, why did it proceed with the Korean free trade agreement knowing that it would have an automatic and immediate adverse impact on the Australian auto sector? (Time expired)