George Brandis (Queensland, Liberal Party, Attorney-General) Share this | Hansard source

I certainly can. The Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement delivers huge wins for Australian businesses, particularly for our home state of Queensland. It locks in the wins with Peru from the TPP but goes well beyond that in market access outcomes. PAFTA will eliminate 99 per cent of tariffs that Australian exporters face into Peru. Sugar, dairy, rice and sorghum farmers in particular will enjoy historic market access. Australia's sugar market access is more than any other exporting country has achieved in 20 years, and is equivalent to roughly 30 per cent of Peru's sugar imports. This is a great win for Queensland cane growers, who rely on free trade agreements to be competitive overseas, and it's no surprise that they have welcomed the Turnbull government's announcement.