Mr ABBOTT (Warringah—Prime Minister) (14:21): The Leader of the Opposition just cannot help himself. He does not channel Bob Hawke; he does not channel Bob Carr; he does not agree with Simon Crean; he does not agree with the Labor premiers of Victoria, of Queensland and South Australia; he just channels the hate speech of the CFMEU. There was a very important resolution put before this parliament yesterday, a resolution to support the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement as negotiated. That was the resolution put before this parliament. And what we got was a nasty, angry speech from the Leader of the Opposition—a nasty, angry speech peddling the racist lies which the CFMEU has propagated. It was peddling the racist lies of the CFMEU. And then, having made an angry speech peddling the lies of the CFMEU— Mr Burke interjecting— The SPEAKER: The Prime Minister will resume his seat. Member for Watson, no, I listened very carefully, as I said. Make your point of order. Mr Burke: He is referring directly. When he uses that word 'channelling', he is using that as a slur against the speech that was made by the Leader of the Opposition, and you know it. The SPEAKER: No, the member— Mr Burke: If you want to demean the parliament, let him do that! If you want to demean the parliament, that's what will happen. The SPEAKER: The member for Watson will resume his seat. It is a very tough question, and I agree that the answer is tough. Opposition members interjecting— The SPEAKER: I will address this matter without interjections from those opposite. Now, I agree it is tough language. It is tough language, but I am listening very carefully, and I believe it is still within the Practice. It is very close. What the Prime Minister cannot do is directly reflect on any member of parliament. As I said, he is close to the line. I am allowing tough questions and tough answers. The Prime Minister has the call, but I remind him of the distinction that he needs to draw. The Prime Minister will resume his seat. The member for Petrie on a— Mr Howarth: Mr Speaker, the member for Sydney just made a slur against the member for Dawson, and I would ask her to withdraw. Mr Albanese interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Grayndler will cease interjecting. The Prime Minister has the call. Mr ABBOTT: So he made this nasty, angry speech where he channelled the CFMEU, and then, when he was actually called upon to say where he stood, he could not say yes; he could not say no. He could not say yes; he could not say no—too weak and too gutless to say where he stands on something as important as the free trade agreement. The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition on relevance? Ms Plibersek: Who started the debate and ran away? The SPEAKER: The member for Sydney will cease interjecting. Mr Shorten: Mr Speaker, my point of order goes to relevance. I ask the Prime Minister: why are you misleading Australians? All you want to do is talk about me. You never want to talk about— The SPEAKER: The Leader of the Opposition will resume his seat. The Prime Minister has the call. Ms Owens interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Parramatta will cease interjecting. Mr ABBOTT: Mr Speaker, I make it absolutely crystal clear that it is impossible to have an investment facilitation arrangement that avoids labour market testing. It is absolutely impossible to have an investment facilitation arrangement that avoids labour market testing. And again I say to the Leader of the Opposition: there is nothing in this deal with China— Mr Brendan O'Connor interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Gorton will cease interjecting. Mr ABBOTT: that was not possible in the Japan deal, the Korea deal and the Chile deal. There is nothing of any substance possible under this deal that was not possible under other deals, and I ask again: why is the Leader of the Opposition singling out China? What has the Leader of the Opposition got against China? He might wear a red tie; what's he got against Red China? What has he got against China? What has he got against China such that he is not prepared to take the same approach to the China-Australia Free Trade Agreement that he took to the Korean agreement and the Japanese agreement? Ms Owens interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Parramatta is warned. Mr ABBOTT: I say again: to single out anyone on the basis of nationality like this, to say that what is good for Japan and Korea is not good for China, is racism— (Time expired)