Senate debates

Tuesday, 11 September 2018

Questions without Notice

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

2:24 pm

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As noted in Labor's additional comments, the TPP waives labour market testing for contractual service suppliers for six signatory countries. This will mean jobs in Australia will be able to be filled by workers from Canada, Peru, Brunei, Mexico, Malaysia and Vietnam without being first offered to Australians. Has the Labor Party explained to you, minister, why they now think this is a good thing?

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