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) (14:52): As I said in answer to your colleague's question, Australia has always relied on being able to supplement our own Australian workers with workers who migrate here under different visas and under various arrangements with those visas.

I would say, Senator Roberts—I don't know whether Mr Farley from the other place has commented on your migration policy today. But we know from everyone who's had a look at what you've announced today, whether it be those key stakeholder groups like the Farmers' Federation, all of those regional employers or all of the people who rely on workers who come to Australia to work and take up those opportunities alongside Australian workers and the jobs that we've created here—the good, secure jobs that deliver the dignity of work to those families.

But we know from all of the feedback that we're seeing about your policy that it's not going to work and it would damage— (Time expired)