Joe Hockey (North Sydney, Liberal Party, Treasurer) Share this | Hansard source

then that is going to help to build prosperity for West Australians and for all Australians. Because, after all, nearly 70 per cent of all of our exports to China come from Western Australia. China is our biggest trading partner.

What are we doing? We are signing up to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank but, importantly, we have a free-trade agreement with China. That free-trade agreement with China delivers more jobs and better paying jobs not only to the people of Australia but in particular to the people of Western Australia during this transition in the economy. We are determined to continue to roll out the economic plan that delivers jobs. There were 32,000 more jobs delivered over the last two years for the people of Western Australia. We will continue with that economic plan.

Mr Hunt interjecting—

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