Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Thank you for that protection, Madam Chair. It's not in the national interest to weaken Australia's bargaining position in negotiations with other countries. It's not in the national interest to threaten certainty for business. And it's certainly not in the national interest to threaten the jobs of steelworkers, people working in the South Australian wine industry or the livelihoods of farmers, all of whom would benefit from this agreement. That is precisely what this amendment would do. It would weaken Australia's bargaining position, threaten certainty and threaten jobs. That's what—