Senator FIERRAVANTI-WELLS (New South Wales—Minister for International Development and the Pacific) (14:59): I thank Senator Reynolds for the question. I have been very pleased in recent weeks to be regularly apprising the Senate of the Turnbull government's many investments in a better health future for Australians. We will invest over $6 billion over the next five years on medical research alone. Yesterday's announcement of $640 million for the National Health and Medical Research Council is only an example of this. On top of that, we've been making announcements particularly in the area of medical research in the last two months, drawing on the $100 million in the medical research future fund, not forgetting our commitment to regional and rural areas, with the appointment of the National Rural Health Commissioner. Of course, those opposite wouldn't even know where regional and rural areas are in the country. Contrast that with Labor's record in health. You cut medical research, you paused the indexation of MBS fees, you cut billions from pharmacies and medicines, and your so-called health reform was just an absolute shambles—10 bureaucracies— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Fierravanti-Wells, please resume your seat. A point of order, Senator Reynolds? Senator Reynolds: Yes, I'm sitting right behind the minister and I'm having great trouble listening to her answer. I would ask that we listen in silence. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Reynolds. I will ask those on my left interjecting to allow those in very close proximity to Senator Fierravanti-Wells to hear the answer, and then we will be able to conclude question time. Senator Wong interjecting— Senator FIERRAVANTI-WELLS: I'll take the interjection from Senator Wong. Kristina Keneally may not be interested, but some Australians are interested in what we are doing about health in this country. I was talking about Labor's track record in health: 10 bureaucracies and a 27 per cent increase in bureaucrats. You cut billions of dollars from private health insurance. You only delivered half of those GP superclinics. Remember the GP superclinics that didn't exist? You totally ignored regional and rural areas, and all that you could offer the people of Australia was 'Mediscare' and 'Medifraud'. The PRESIDENT: Senator Reynolds, a supplementary question.