Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:37): Our success from our free trade agreements is translated into more Australian businesses exporting. In fact, 18½ per cent more businesses are exporting today than when we were elected as a government. The number has grown to 53,000 Australian businesses. Critically, 46,000 of those businesses are small and medium enterprises who are having a go on the international stage and enjoying success exporting because of the market access we have negotiated. In doing so, they are helping to support record numbers of jobs. An estimated 240,000 additional trade-related jobs have been created during our time in government. This is providing more opportunities for businesses, more opportunities for employment and, of course, greater revenue for Australia. We are seeing that revenue come from across the sphere of our trade agreements. Trade with ASEAN countries is up 25 per cent on the previous financial year; with Korea, up 21 per cent; Japan, up 21 per cent; and China, up 27 per cent; and there are plans for expansion into markets like the UK and the EU.