Jessica Collins (NSW, Liberal Party) | Hansard source

Yes, there we go. I'll tell you why I have a problem with it, thank you, Assistant Minister for Pacific Island Affairs. I'll tell you why I have a problem with it. Article 4, part (7) says:

Neither Party shall act in a manner that would undermine their ability to meet any of their obligations pursuant to this Article.

Instead of acknowledging the challenges in the region, you tied it to a specific contested policy, a partisan policy—a policy that is not agreed to on a bipartisan level. Why would you tie your domestic energy and industrial policy to that of another country? Where is the sovereign interest in that? Where is the sovereign independence in that?