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

Since the election of the coalition government, in 2013, things have gone exceptionally well for 336,000 of our fellow Australians who are now in employment and would not have been, courtesy of an ongoing Labor government. That is an exceptionally good outcome for 336,000 Australians. What is more, Mr President, we have the outcome of three free trade agreements, which, when they come to their full fruition, will see about 178,000 new jobs created in Australia. For those 178,000 Australians, that will be good news, and it is good news. Our Northern Australia policy, our agriculture policy—all designed to create jobs. That is good news for our fellow Australians, but I accept that more needs to be done. (Time expired)