Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate, Vice-President of the Executive Council, Minister for Arts and Attorney-General) (14:26): Senator Whish-Wilson, I am disappointed but I am bound to say I am not surprised that you take such a negative dog-in-the-manger view of what has been almost universally received as one of the great achievements in Australian trade policy: the China-Australia free trade agreement. I will come directly to your question in a moment, Senator Whish-Wilson but, by way of prologue, might I remind you that, as a result of the free trade agreement with China, more than 85 per cent of Australian goods exported to China will be tariff-free immediately—immediately upon the entry into force of the free trade agreement. Senator Ryan: You won't like it. Senator BRANDIS: You are right, Senator Ryan: of course the Greens hate the concept of trade, because they hate the concept of commerce and they hate the notion of prosperity. Senator Whish-Wilson, within four years of the agreement coming into force, 93 per cent of Australian goods exported to China will be tariff-free and, ultimately, 95 per cent— Senator Whish-Wilson: Mr Speaker, on a point of order going to relevance: you did hear me ask a very direct question to Senator Brandis: why weren't the Foreign Investment Review Board barriers that the Chinese have been so sensitive about in these negotiations resolved at this stage of the trade agreement? The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Whish-Wilson, I noted your questions and I particularly noted the Attorney-General indicated that he would come to the subject matter. I invite the Attorney-General to do so. Senator BRANDIS: Let me finish that last point: ultimately, 95 per cent of Australian exports to China will be tariff-free. Senator Whish-Wilson, you and your Greens colleagues may not regard that as an achievement but, universally, it has been regarded as an achievement and the praise that has rightly been lavished upon my colleague Andrew Robb in the last 24 hours is richly deserved. Senator Whish-Wilson, in relation to the particular matter, the FIRB thresholds, you have pointed out that the text of the free trade agreement has not been released. It will be released in due course, and I am not going to comment on what may or may not be in the text of a yet-to-be-released treaty.