On investment alone, the United States invests $630 billion in Australia, that is six times what the US invests in China. And Australia invests $430 billion in the United States, that is 20 times what we invest in China. There are currently about 10,000 Australian businesses operating in the United States. Through the visa arrangements that were agreed under the US-Australia free trade agreement, literally hundreds of thousands of Australians are now working in the United States.
