Michaelia Cash (WA, Liberal Party, Minister for Women) Share this | Hansard source

Again, it appears to be a fundamental difference between those of us on this side of the chamber and those on the other side of the chamber—and in particular the shadow trade minister, Minister Wong—because we understand that when you are committed to jobs and when you are committed to growth, you should support agreements such as the China free trade agreement. Those opposite though continue to run the scare campaigns that the CFMEU themselves are running.

If we look at job creation potential under the China free trade agreement, the dairy industry alone says that the China FTA will create between 600 and 700 jobs in its first year alone. Other industries such as beef, horticulture and wine will see strong job gains. Then we have a look at the Financial Services Council, which says that the China agreement could result in the creation of 10,000 new jobs by 2030 in the financial services alone. If job creation itself is not enough, that is a reason to support the China free trade agreement— (Time expired)