Mr ABBOTT (Warringah—Prime Minister) (14:11): The point I make in response to the Leader of the Opposition is that nothing is possible under the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement that is not possible under other free trade agreements, including free trade agreements negotiated by members opposite. My point is: why are members opposite singling out China for this kind of criticism? Why are members opposite targeting China? Members opposite like to say that this is the Asian century, and it is the Asian century. The free trade agreement with China puts us at the heart of the Asian century. That is what it does and that is why it should be supported by this parliament. Mr Burke: Mr Speaker, I rise on a point of order on direct relevance. The question goes to whether or not the parliament was misled yesterday, not the general topic— The SPEAKER: The member for Watson will resume his seat. The Prime Minister is relevant. The Prime Minister has the call. Mr ABBOTT: Again I make the point that nothing is possible under the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement that was not possible under free trade agreements with other countries negotiated by members opposite. If it was right for Japan, if it was right for Korea, if it was right for Chile, why is it wrong for China? What have they got against China? Mr Nikolic interjecting— Mr Burke: Mr Speaker, I ask for a comment to be withdrawn by the member for Bass. It is a specific term that you ruled as unparliamentary last week, and we should not have racist slurs being thrown back and forth across this parliament. Mr Perrett interjecting— The SPEAKER: I will address the matter if the member for Moreton ceases interjecting. I did not hear the remarks by the member for Bass, but, if the member for Bass made an unparliamentary remark, it would assist the House if he withdrew it. Mr Nikolic: My comment was 'the racist speech given by the Leader of the Opposition'. Mr Dreyfus interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Isaacs will cease interjecting. The member for Bass will withdraw. Mr Nikolic: I withdraw. Mr ABBOTT: I say this with some reluctance, but if the terms of this agreement were all right in agreements with Japan, if they were all right in agreements with Korea, if they were all right in agreements with Chile, then what have members opposite got against China? Why is China so different? Why is China to be singled out in this way by members opposite? I am not one to bandy around serious accusations, but I have got to say that, quite frankly, the campaign that is being waged by certain unions—aided and abetted by this Leader of the Opposition—against the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement is not just xenophobic; frankly, it is a racist campaign. And it must be a racist campaign, because they are— Mr Burke: Mr Speaker, I raise a point of order— The SPEAKER: The Prime Minister will resume his seat. As I have made clear before, it is within the practice and the— Mr Snowdon interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Lingiari is warned. You are not going to interject while I am seeking to address a matter raised by the member for Watson. It is within the practice—that is why I listen very carefully to these answers—to say 'a campaign' or 'a document' by an outside body such as a union. That term is able to be used. Ms Macklin interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Jagajaga is warned. I was listening very closely, and the Prime Minister did not directly, as I heard it—he used the term 'aided and abetted'. He is very close to the line, but I am listening very carefully. I call the next question.