Senator ABETZ (Tasmania—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Minister for Employment) (14:02): I can confirm that any overseas worker who might come into Australia—under the Chinese free trade agreement or, indeed, any other arrangement—will need to be paid Australian market salary rates and adhere to Australia's wage conditions and employment laws. Temporary visa arrangements under the China trade agreement will be consistent with Australia's existing immigration and employment frameworks. Senator Cameron interjecting— Senator ABETZ: Senator Cameron interjects. As his leader in the trade union movement said earlier today, it is very difficult not to sound xenophobic. Do you know why? Because it is xenophobic. Senator Wong: Mr President, I rise on a point of order that goes to relevance. Mr President, you could ask the Leader of the Government to reflect on accusations of xenophobia; they are not worthy of this debate. I asked a very straightforward question that goes to whether employers will be required to test whether suitable Australian workers are available before they employ Chinese workers on these projects. That is the question that the minister ought to be able to answer. The PRESIDENT: That was the second part of your question, Senator Wong. Senator Wong: Mr President, in fact the first part of the question is on the same point. I simply referred the minister to projects worth more than $150 million and asked him whether— The PRESIDENT: And you asked the minister to confirm that matter; that was the first part of your question. Minister, you have one minute and seven seconds left to answer the question. Senator ABETZ: I indicated to the senator—but she does not seem to understand—that the existing immigration and employment frameworks will continue. If she had any understanding of what those existing immigration and employment frameworks were, she would understand that the circumstances under which the Labor government allowed workers from overseas to come into Australia will remain the same under the Chinese free trade agreement that we have just been able to negotiate. So what we have here is a Leader of the Opposition, a shadow minister for trade, who is willing to run a scare campaign completely ignorant of the regime that she was part of when she was a minister in the previous six years. Can I say to Senator Cameron, Senator Wong and the ACTU— (Time expired)