Mr HOCKEY (North Sydney—The Treasurer) (14:14): There is no doubt, as the member for Grey knows, that as a result of the free trade agreements we are negotiating, and have negotiated, there are going to be more jobs and better paid jobs for more Australians. There is no doubt about that. If we can open up the markets and if we can get other countries to remove the taxes they place on our goods and services, it means that we can get more of our produce over into their markets and that creates more jobs and greater prosperity for everyday Australians. The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement ultimately means more jobs for Australian producers in agriculture, more jobs for Australian engineers, more jobs for Australian health workers, more jobs for Australian financial advisers and more jobs for Australian manufacturing workers. I ask myself: why are the Labor Party opposing this? Why would the Labor Party so emphatically oppose something that is going to create more jobs and better paying jobs for everyday Australians. Their record is terrible at job creation. Do not forget under Labor 200,000 jobs were lost in just six years. Dr Chalmers interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Rankin is warned! Mr HOCKEY: And do not forget that under Labor job growth— Mr Conroy interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Charlton is warned! Mr HOCKEY: when we came to government, was a pathetic 3,600 a month. Last month we had 38,000 jobs created in Australia. What is the motivation of the Labor Party? I look no further than Penny Wong, the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate. Penny Wong has been putting out a number of press releases saying that the government is being misleading on the China free trade agreement and she says, 'There is no requirement for labour market testing.' I am a bit perplexed by this. Penny Wong is now the chief critic of the China free trade agreement, but I was sitting next to her down the road when the China free trade agreement was being signed. She was so excited she was throwing a bread roll in the air. She was cheering on the China free trade agreement and she recognised how important it was for the future of Australian workers, but now her language has changed. Why would that be so? I went to her CV and I saw that while Penny was studying she was working for the CFMEU. Government members interjecting— Mr HOCKEY: She was admitted to the bar, she continued her work with the CFMEU and she was elected an organiser and industrial official. The old CFMEU— Government members interjecting— The SPEAKER: The members on my right will cease interjecting. Mr HOCKEY: has tentacles everywhere. Ms Henderson interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Corangamite has been warned twice! Mr HOCKEY: The union leaders are more concerned about their jobs than the jobs of everyday Australians. We are standing up for the workers— (Time expired)