Senate debates

Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Questions without Notice

Tasmania: Salmon Industry

3:04 pm

Photo of Don FarrellDon Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

I thank Senator Urquhart for her second supplementary question. The Albanese Labor government's trade diversification strategy is delivering for Australian exporters, including the salmon industry. Salmon companies are taking up opportunities under the Albanese government's trade agreements with India, and exports to India commence this year. Tassel, a fantastic Tasmanian company, Senator Duniam—

Opposition senators: It's Tassal.

Tassal—okay, I'll agree with that—recently announced it had already exported 30 tonnes of salmon to India and has a goal of reaching 100 tonnes over the next 12 months. These same companies will be looking to the Albanese government's South-East Asia economic strategy and seeing even more opportunities to export high-quality salmon to consumers across the region.

Labor's trade diversification strategy is growing exports in important sectors, and we want to see more exports because more exports mean more well-paid jobs. (Time expired)

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