My question is to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. How are the Albanese Labor government's international trade relationships delivering for Australian workers?

I'd like to thank the member for Gellibrand for his question and for his commitment to boosting secure and well-paid jobs for Australian workers.

The Albanese Labor government is absolutely committed to delivering opportunities so that more Australians can get good jobs. Our government has presided over the lowest average unemployment rate of any government in the last 50 years. On this side of the House, we want to see Australians in jobs, and one in four Australian jobs are supported by export trade, meaning the more we trade with other nations, the more jobs that are created for Australians. Our government also makes no apology for supporting Australians to get higher wages. Jobs in export trade industries pay on average nine per cent higher wages. As a country, if we want to see more jobs and higher wages, one of the areas we need to focus on is generating new trade and investment opportunities that deliver for Australian businesses and Australian workers. That is exactly what this government is doing.

The Minister for Trade and Tourism has demonstrated our commitment to job-creating opportunities in March, when he secured the Australian-European Union free trade agreement, a historic win for Australia. It is a deal that opens access to 27 countries and 450 million consumers—a significant opportunity for our producers, farmers, businesses, exporters and, of course, workers. Right now, trade with the EU supports over 340,000 Australian jobs. With better access to these new markets, we can help create the opportunities for thousands more well-paid jobs in this country. Of course, this includes more jobs in advanced manufacturing so Australia is at the forefront of global economic change; more jobs in mining, producing the critical minerals to power the world; more jobs in farming, growing fresh produce that travels from Australian soil to European dining tables; and, of course, more jobs in professional services that give Australian workers improved access to European markets.

Importantly, this free trade agreement reinforces Australia's commitment as a founding member of the International Labour Organization to protect workers rights. Of course, this has been supported by many people, including the Business Council of Australia's CEO, Bran Black, who, just yesterday, said that this agreement is 'critical to supporting jobs, investments and better living standards'. I urge every single member of this House to support this deal through the parliament. (Time expired)