Senator ABETZ (Tasmania—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Minister for Employment) (14:12): Here we are, the day before the federal budget, and where do the Labor Party get their questions from? The gossip columns in the newspapers. The gossip columns in the newspapers are the feedstock for the Labor Party's question time in this place. When we were promised by the Leader of the Opposition that 2015 would be the year of ideas, what are their ideas? To trawl through the gossip columns of the newspapers and ask questions and say, 'Is this bit of tittle-tattle true?' rather than asking, 'How can we help the government restore the economy?' The PRESIDENT: Pause the clock. Senator Moore, a point of order? Senator Moore: Thank you, Mr President. Again it goes to direct relevance. The minister was asked a particular question about confirming a statement; he has not gone even close to making an answer to that question. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Moore. I remind the minister of the question. He has 21 seconds in which to answer. Senator ABETZ: Mr President, I thought I had answered it very clearly. Just in case I have not, for the benefit of Senator Moore, let me say: this is a government that does not engage in the gossip columns of the newspapers and rely on the sort of tittle-tattle that the Labor Party use as their stock in trade. What we do is: we get on with the business of fixing the economy. (Time expired)