Marise Payne (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

(—) (): I am aware of the claims, and they are quite simply false. In fact projects worth more than $150 million will still require labour market testing. The IFAs, or investment facilitation arrangements, are actually modelled on the enterprise migration agreement which, as I recall, was Labor's idea. But there is a key difference. Under the IFA not only is labour market analysis required but also labour market testing is a mandatory requirement. So our investment facilitation arrangement has far more stringent safeguards to ensure that Australian workers get the first opportunity than Labor's EMA ever did. We have in fact done more than Labor ever did to ensure that Australian workers receive the first opportunity on major projects in Australia. That is something that those opposite are not prepared to accept. Their negativity and their campaign against the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement will only damage opportunities for business in the region. (Time expired)