5 per cent scheduled for 2015. Tariffs on footwear and some other textiles have in fact already gone to 5 per cent this year. At no time under Hawke was the elimination of automotive quotas conditional upon other countries eliminating their quotas; it was seen as good domestic economic reform policy in its own right. At no time under Hawke or Keating was the legislated reduction in automotive tariffs conditional upon other countries reducing their tariffs; again it was seen as a sound economic reform for Australia's sake. And at no time were reductions in general tariffs or tariffs and quotas on textiles, clothing and footwear conditional upon other countries reducing their tariffs. This unilateralism in tariff reductions incidentally gave Australia credibility in international trade negotiations way beyond the relative size of our economy. To this day, Australia's views are sought and valued in global and regional trade negotiations. Beneath the maximum auto tariff of 5 per cent are zero rates for imports from the United States and Thailand and a third major auto producer, Korea, is also pressing for the elimination of Australian automotive tariffs. Clinging to the 5 per cent tariff as a bargaining chip to be played to extract tariff reductions from trading partners would be a repudiation of the unilateralism of the Hawke and Keating governments. That is not to say that Australia should not fight tooth and nail to bring down trade barriers confronting our exporters of goods and services. The Gillard government will vigorously