Doug Cameron (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Human Services) Share this | Hansard source

My question is to the Minister for Employment, Senator Cash. I refer to the instrument signed by the minister on 6 November 2014, in her former capacity as the Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection, which removed labour market testing under four bilateral free trade deals. Last week the minister told the Senate:

The policy of the government is very clear … where there is an Australian ready, willing and able to undertake work, that Australian should be employed.

Can the minister explain how her statement is consistent with the removal of labour market testing?