Senator SINODINOS (New South Wales—Cabinet Secretary) (15:00): The threat is from those who believe that increased protection somehow creates jobs. It does not create jobs. When we oppose free trade agreements we are cutting off our nose to spite our face. We are a great trading nation. We can feed a large part of the world. We can do great things with our advanced manufacturing industries, building on our naval shipbuilding plan, and there are— Senator Wong: You'd better talk to the National Party! Senator SINODINOS: The National Party are great supporters—I will take that interjection—of free trade because they know the benefits to our rural and regional areas and to the Australian bush, and they are doing a great job of prosecuting them. One thing that does stand in the way are people like the CFMEU and others who have sought to wind-up the Labor Party on things like ChAFTA and stop those agreements coming into force. We will continue to prosecute the case for free trade. It is in our interest to do so. Senator BRANDIS: Mr President, I ask that further questions be placed on the Notice Paper.