House debates

Wednesday, 24 June 2026

Bills

Customs Tariff Amendment (Incorporation of Proposals) Bill (No. 1) 2026; Second Reading

11:59 am

Photo of Michael McCormackMichael McCormack (Riverina, National Party) | Hansard source

It is said that one in every four jobs in Australia is reliant on trade, and perhaps, if we really gave that a lot of thought, it would actually be a lot higher. Three million full-time equivalent Australian jobs, or thereabouts, rely on international trade. They're big numbers. Trade related activities underpin more than a third of national economic output and support international supply chains. You have many key sectors in this regard. You've got trade supported employment, including mining and resources. There we had the interesting situation in the parliament this week where the teals and One Nation were lining up to take away the situation where mining gets the diesel fuel rebate. They wanted to cap it.

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