Senate debates
Thursday, 10 September 2015
Questions without Notice
Trade with China
2:45 pm
Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source
Thank you very much, Mr President. I was speaking about the potential impact on Australian business and industry if the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement is not signed this year. If it is signed this year then there is a bonus at the end of this year for our exporters and a bonus at the beginning of next year for our exporters—for businesses I spoke about in the chamber this week such as Ensitech and RBK Nutraceuticals, both of which are exporters from Western Sydney. But if we do not want to talk about Western Sydney, we can even talk about Tasmania. I know that Senator McKim this week was waxing lyrical about all of the wonderful produce exported—
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