The agreement also delivers significant opportunities for Australian manufacturing and industry. From machinery and automotive components to advanced manufacturing and critical minerals, this agreement will help Australian businesses compete internationally. From Victoria's regional manufacturing centres, including Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo, stronger access to European markets means opportunities to grow, to diversify and to support local jobs in our hometowns. Regional Australia should not just produce the goods the world needs; it should share in the jobs, the investment and the growth that actually comes with them. That means stronger regional industries, more secure jobs and greater opportunities for the next generation.

While those opposite talk about supporting the regions, Labor is delivering real change, and the Australia-EU free trade agreement is proof of that. We're backing our farmers, our manufacturers and our exporters by reducing trade barriers and opening up access to new markets. That is what we have to do to grow those regional economies. We're strengthening Australia's international partnerships while supporting more investment here at home, and we're ensuring that regional Australia is ready to benefit from new investment in emerging industries and global demand, because, under this government, regional Australia won't be left behind. It is the centre of Australia's economic future and growth.