Ms Wong said the Prime Minister should explain whether Australia has been a casualty of the recent US deal with China to ease trade tensions.
She said it was time for Mr Morrison to call President Trump.
“We’ve got $40 billion of agriculture being sold from the US from China for each year for two years under phase one of the agreement.
“When I asked questions about this, the department did concede there was a possibility of trade displacement which is code for Australian farmers, Australian exporters being affected.
“What I’d say is this, Scott Morrison is always very keen to tell us when he has spoken to President Trump.
“Well, I this think it is time for him to pick up the phone and speak to him now and ensure that the US-China trade deal does not come at the expense of Australian exporters and Australian jobs.
“I do not accept that the government can simply ignore the effect of the US-China trade deal.
“We know that $40 billion for two years, each year, is a lot of agricultural and seafood product.
“We need to ensure that our interests are not affected and not undermined by that deal between President Trump and President Xi.”
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