Senator CASH (Western Australia—Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Employment and Minister for Women) (14:53): There is no mess to clean up. There is a position that has been placed on the table by this government. As I have already stated, it is a position that is a result of the fiscal irresponsibility by those on the other side, in particular, of course, by the Leader of the Opposition in this place, Senator Wong, in her role as the former finance minister. The deal that is on the table is a 1.5 per cent increase over three years and in return we expect productivity gains. Let me tell you— The PRESIDENT: Pause the clock. A point of order, Senator Cameron? Senator Cameron: Yes, I rise on a point of order. The minister is continually misleading the Senate. There are no productivity gains, it is cost cutting. The PRESIDENT: That is not a point of order. Resume your seat, Senator Cameron. Minister, you have the call. Senator CASH: Mr President, can I say that it is a bit of a shame that we are not being broadcast today, because what Senator Cameron just said, 'It's not productivity gains, it is cost cutting', is one of the reasons that the economy is in the shape that is was when we took over. What you just said shows a blatant disregard for how business runs and how a government should run an economy. (Time expired) Senator Lines interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Lines, you have interjected on every question today. There will be silence. Senator Gallagher, you have the call.