Senator ABETZ (Tasmania—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Minister for Employment) (14:00): Mr President, we are hopeful that later today the President of China and the Prime Minister of Australia, and, indeed, their trade counterparts, will be signing off on an historic trade agreement. This is, without doubt, good news for all Australians and for the largest market in the world—namely, the people of China. Over all, it is a very, very good deal for both countries that will strengthen our capacity to grow jobs within this country. The President of China will be addressing a joint sitting of this parliament later on today and, in relation to the specifics of that free trade agreement, it seems only appropriate that no comment be made until such time as the matters are fully disclosed. But having said that, it stands to reason that with any free trade agreement negotiations a country will not get everything it wants. It would, therefore, be fair to say that Australia has not achieved everything that she would have liked; similarly, China has not necessarily achieved everything that China would have liked in these negotiations. But the question has to be asked— The PRESIDENT: Pause the clock. Senator Moore, a point of order? Senator Moore: Mr President, my point of order is on direct relevance. Allowing for the minister's position about not releasing detail to the public, it would be useful to know whether the National Party has been advised of the detail of the agreement. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Moore. The minister has been relevant. He responded to the first portion of Senator Wong's question. Minister, you have the call; you have 20 seconds remaining. Senator Wong: Why did you tell TheAustralian newspaper and the SMH and all the newspapers, but not the Senate? The PRESIDENT: Order, Senator Wong! The minister has the call. Senator Wong: Mr President, he is saying it's confidential; it's in the papers from the government! So you are happy to tell everybody but the Senate? Everybody but the Senate or the National Party! Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Wong interjecting— Government senators interjecting— Senator Wong: The ABC knows. Everybody knows! Do you know? What did you say when they said they'd done over sugar? Senator ABETZ: Mr President, I trust that our distinguished overseas visitors have not just witnessed this outburst on the eve of an excellent agreement, an agreement that even Labor's former trade minister Dr Emerson tweeted 'This is as good a deal as could have been hoped for'. Congratulations Andrew Robb and Prime Minister. (Time expired)