QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator GALLAGHER (Australian Capital Territory—Minister for Finance, Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Women, Minister for Government Services and Manager of Government Business in the Senate) (14:46): I think well considered and One Nation don't necessarily go together very closely, but the answer to the question is, no, we wouldn't. Indeed, in the feedback that has come back from a whole range of groups raising concerns about significant detrimental impact on economic growth, from the Business Council to the Australian chamber of commerce and energy to the National Farmers Federation, who say it would have a terrible impact on us, to the Student Accommodation Council to, I imagine, regional universities, aged-care facilities, hospitals, pubs, farms—all of those areas would suffer under your policy, Senator Whitten.

I think that's pretty clear to everybody who understands the migration system and to everyone who operates a business and relies on a set of skills to help them operate that business and make a living. So, no, Labor won't be supporting it.