Peter Whish-Wilson (Tasmania, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

Minister, the reason I asked the question is that, over the last seven years under your government, in this chamber we've signed multiple trade and treaty agreements with countries all around the world, not just bilateral agreements but also huge multilateral agreements that cover a whole range of rules and regulations around, for example, the mobility of labour. I'm just wondering if your government has sought any reciprocal processes with these countries whereby, if we pay foreign workers or allow them to access our schemes, we can seek compensation from those countries further down the track, and vice versa for Australians who happen to be in Canada, the UK or other countries. If they seek those schemes, would we potentially compensate their governments as part of the bilateral agreements?