Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Attorney-General, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:51): Senator, what I can tell you is that were there to be a Labor government the Australian people would face increased taxes in five new areas. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Do you have a point of order, Senator Wong? Senator Wong: I have a point of order on direct relevance. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Just a moment, Senator Wong. Order on my left! I can't hear your leader, who is on her feet. Senator Wong: I have a point of order on direct relevance. The minister did not even start trying to address this question. He went straight to Labor policy. The question was about the Turnbull government's decision to axe the low-income super contribution. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Wong. I will remind the minister of the question. Minister, you have one minute and 45 seconds in which to answer. Senator BRANDIS: I am merely commenting on the paradox of being asked a question about tax by a Labor Party senator who goes into this year's election, in 2016, only promising tax increases. All you have done in your year of ideas is come up with five ideas, and every one of them was for a new tax. Senator McAllister, you asked me specifically—and I just thought I would provide you with a little bit of context—about the low-income super contributions. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Cameron! Order on my left! Senator Wong! Minister, you have the call. Senator BRANDIS: Thank you, Mr President. I was hoping I might be heard in silence. The low-income super contribution was to be funded from the proceeds of the mining tax. Consistently with its election commitment, the government repealed the mining tax and is abolishing or rephasing the policies that were funded by it. Something that I am afraid that Labor politicians never seem able to grasp is that everything has to be funded from somewhere. This particular measure was funded by another tax, a tax that was a regressive tax that raised very little revenue, so we were elected specifically on a promise to abolish it. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order, Attorney-General! Order on my right! Just a moment, Senator Carr. On my right! Senator Bushby! Senator Kim Carr: I have a point of order on direct relevance. Senator Wong interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, you have a colleague on his feet. Senator Carr, do you have a point of order? Senator Kim Carr: The question was directly aimed at the issue of the low-income superannuation contribution. Why has the minister not even referred to it? The PRESIDENT: Sorry, Senator Carr. The minister directly answered— Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order on my right! The minister did answer the question. He did confirm what the questioner asked. Minister, you have the call. Senator BRANDIS: I am sorry, Mr President, but I do not think I can be blamed if Senator Carr does not listen to the answer. I referred specifically to the low-income super contribution and I pointed out—if you care to listen, Senator Carr—that it was to be funded from the mining tax. The mining tax was repealed in conformity with an election promise. (Time expired)