Robb accuses Alan Jones of racism

Trade Minister Andrew Robb has accused influential broadcaster Alan Jones of using a racist argument against a trade deal with China.

Mr Robb dismissed the campaign against the free trade agreement, which Jones coupled with complaints about foreign investment in Australian farming land, as scare tactics led by the CFMEU, which he described as "the most corrupt union in Australia".

The Radio 2GB broadcaster protested it was no scare campaign because China and South Korea were busy buying Australian farms, to which Mr Robb shot back: "It's a racist one."