Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

This government wants to ratify, not withdraw. This government wants to see the deal that was carefully negotiated to provide benefits to Australians but, indeed, to all TPP countries, because we want to make sure that we lift the tide for everybody. The Australian Greens will come in here and they will often ask in estimates and elsewhere about international development assistance. We know full well that, through trade activities, millions of people around the world have been lifted out of poverty. We know that the opportunities will be there for other TPP nations such as Vietnam to see strong growth and benefits realised by them having access to other countries and other markets as well. Yes, there will be benefits for Australia, which is why we should pursue the TPP and why we should deliver it as negotiated, but, indeed, there are benefits for other partners as well, and they are benefits you would have thought those on the crossbench would welcome too.