Warren Truss (Wide Bay, National Party, Leader of the Nationals) Share this | Hansard source

referred to testimony given before the Joint Standing Committee on Treaties by Jan Adams, DFAT deputy secretary. I would have thought that members opposite might like to have read some of that evidence because it makes it absolutely clear. She said:

… the China free trade agreement will not allow unrestricted access to the Australian labour market by Chinese workers. It will not allow Australian employment laws or conditions to be undermined, and it will not allow companies to avoid paying Australian wages by using foreign workers.

… employers seeking to sponsor an overseas worker under an IFA Project Agreement must demonstrate a labour market need and prove that Australians have been provided first opportunity through labour market testing …

The Master Electricians Association of Australia said:

We don't have any fears about this deal. There will not be hundreds of Chinese electricians flooding into the country. If this deal proceeds, there will be thousands more Australian jobs.

So, instead of fear mongering, instead of trying to make out that somehow or other this is going to hurt the Australian economy, instead of trying to defend the shameful, dishonest media campaign, the Labor Party, wanting to present itself as an alternative government—

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