Andrew Bartlett (Queensland, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Senator Brandis. The minister will recall the question my colleague Senator Di Natale asked when the Senate last met, which referred to the Adani corporation seeking funding from Chinese government owned agencies for its reef-cooking, job-destroying coalmine in Queensland. Subsequent reports indicate that funding agreements between Adani and Chinese government owned sources is imminent. Given that Chinese government owned enterprises and export credit agencies invariably require materials for projects they fund to be sourced from China, can the minister confirm that this Adani deal would be at the direct expense of local jobs, further illustrating just how hollow and false the jobs claims about this project are?