Sarah Hanson-Young (SA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Could the minister please explain why that is the case—why Australia has not sought to have ISDS provisions deleted or why the government hasn't opted for side deals to prevent ISDS provisions being used against Australia by other countries, as has been done by New Zealand? Why hasn't Australia gone down that route? It seems absolutely crazy that the Australian government is signing us up to something that allows our government and our taxpayers to be sued by multinational companies. Was there any discussion at any point for side deals with any countries to get Australia out of this ridiculous situation where corporations will be able to sue Australian governments?