Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

If Western Australians want to secure continued jobs growth in the live cattle export trade, Senator Back, they should be voting for coalition senators in the upcoming Senate election on 5 April. The Greens-Labor government demonstrated that they were incapable of responsibly managing our relationships with key trading partners. Indeed, they put out a white paper called Australia in the Asian century and what did they do? They completely trashed one of our export markets within Asia, damaging our relationship with Indonesia as they did so—the same Greens-Labor government that heralded the Asian century cancelled contracts and trade deals.

We believe that there is a better way and that that better way is with a coalition government and with a return of coalition senators from your home state of Western Australia, Senator Back, to ensure that the Indigenous communities that rely on the live export trade can survive— (Time expired)