Senator McKENZIE (Victoria—Minister for Rural Health, Minister for Sport, Minister for Regional Communications and Deputy Leader of The Nationals) (14:02): Thank you, Senator Polley, for your question. However, I'm going to have to completely reject the assumptions on which your question is based—the assumption that there are cuts to the Commonwealth government's investment, our ongoing increasing, record level of Commonwealth funding to every single state and every single territory, year on year. In fact, when I look at the figures, as far as the eye can see there's increasing funding. That's going to mean more doctors, more nurses, more services and more surgeries in public hospitals right across this nation. And that's a good story, because our world-class health system in this nation is underpinned by the partnership that exists between our Commonwealth health system and indeed our state governments. But when we look at Labor and your phantom funding—I mean, really. Let's go to shadow minister King's tragedy of a press conference this morning. Whoever the reporter is, whoever it is out there, please make yourself known; some fantastic questions were asked, questions that the shadow minister did not have the answers to, questions about: how was Labor going to fund its phantom funding? But, again—like the Gonski promise, like the NDIS promise—nada, nothing. I'm very happy to go to the Labor Party's most important policy document, and it's shadow minister King's 'National platform on health', 18 pages of some really interesting things around the health portfolio. Promoting wellness, preventing disease, some great initiatives—no dollars. When we go to public funding for hospitals— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator McKenzie, please resume your seat. Senator Collins. Senator Jacinta Collins: Mr President, on a point of order: the minister has been asked a question about the Turnbull government's health policies. She is straying very far from that and, indeed, she has not addressed the issue at all in relation to the leaked COAG documents. It's all well and good to hear her reflect her opinion on shadow minister King, but she is not answering the question. The PRESIDENT: Thank you. Senator Cormann on the point of order. Senator Cormann: On the point of order: the question that was asked was in relation to alleged funding cuts. The minister directly answered that question in referring to funding increases. Indeed, of course, funding increased by 73 per cent compared to Labor's last-year budget for 2020-21. The minister was being directly relevant to the question. The PRESIDENT: The minister was being relevant to the question as asked at the beginning of the question. In the three seconds remaining, Senator McKenzie, I'd remind you of the nature of the question. Senator McKENZIE: As the finance minister— (Time expired)