ChAFTA is good for Australian jobs

The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) helps Australian exporters to grow and create jobs for Australians. These jobs are threatened by a scare campaign implying that these new jobs will not go to Australians, or that the agreement opens the door to “hordes of cheap Chinese workers”. But Australians have no need to be concerned. While, arguably, the text of the agreement may create the impression the labour provisions will have a significant impact, the reality is that such impressions are illusory.