Eric Abetz (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Employment) Share this | Hansard source

The only person focusing seems to be Senator Sterle, and that is a rare occasion. I will note that it is a very rare occasion that we actually have Senator Sterle focusing, but yet again when he does focus it is on the wrong thing. What Senator Sterle as a Western Australian senator ought to be focussing on are the benefits of the Chinese free trade agreement for his constituents. He knows it is good for the people of Western Australia. We know it is good for the people of Western Australia. We will continue to seek to deliver for the people of Western Australia and, indeed, all of Australia. In relation to, once again, an unsourced gossip column comment, can I say to the Labor Party that we do not engage in that sort of talk; what we engage in is policy delivery. That is what we did last week in relation to the Syrian refugee crisis and we will continue to do so. (Time expired)