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

Thank you, Senator Sterle, for those wonderful words. The Albanese Labor government is working hard to stabilise our relationship with China without compromising on what is important to Australians. Our efforts have led to positive trade developments, including the lifting of trade impediments affecting Australian coal, cotton, copper ores, logs, horticultural products, oats, hay and barley. Industry appreciates this hard work, with Viterra, a great company based in South Australia, acknowledging a 66,000-tonne barley shipment last month from Port Lincoln. I'll say that again: a 66,000-tonne barley shipment from Port Lincoln. And it would not have happened without this government's efforts. We've secured a pathway towards an early resolution of the wine dispute with China, and recent developments mean Tasmanian cherries and apples are headed back to China. (Time expired)