Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister for Finance, Special Minister of State and Vice-President of the Executive Council) (14:13): I'm very keen for the crossbench to be very aware of the impact of our personal income tax cuts compared to yours. Under the Labor Party— Opposition senators interjecting— An opposition senator: Tell us the cost! Senator CORMANN: Well, I'll tell you what the cost is going to be. Under the Labor Party approach, the cost to the Australian people would be $70 billion in higher taxes— The PRESIDENT: Order, Senator Cormann. Senator Wong on a point of order. Senator Wong: The point of order is direct relevance. The minister was asked why the crossbench should not be provided with the full information as to the impact of all three stages of the government's income tax plan and what the government has to hide. He's now answering about Labor's policy. How is that directly relevant? The PRESIDENT: I note the minister has been speaking for 20 seconds. He has 40 seconds left— Senator Jacinta Collins interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Collins, I am answering the point of order raised by your leader. He has 40 seconds remaining in his time to answer. But I also note that the second part of the question, the final words, are rather open ended, and that is easier to be directly relevant to than a specific request for information. Senator Jacinta Collins: Like 'What's the federal government got to hide?' The PRESIDENT: Yes. Senator Wong: Mr President, perhaps you could clarify how an answer about Mr Shorten is directly relevant to: 'What has the Turnbull government got to hide?' The PRESIDENT: You'll note that the first part of my response to you was that the minister has been speaking for 20 seconds and has 40 seconds left to come to the answer. Senator CORMANN: Let me be very direct: the government has nothing to hide. The government is very proud of its $144 billion worth of personal income tax relief for hardworking families around Australia, prioritising low- and middle-income earners, but providing bracket-creep relief for all working Australians. We're certainly very keen to ensure that the crossbench understands that the Labor Party wants taxes on hardworking families to be $70 billion higher. You want to put your hand into the pockets of hardworking families and take more of that money for yourself? Let me tell you: if you ever get back into government, Labor is actually not that good at spending it. Labor, in government, is not that good at spending people's money. We want the Australian people to have more of their own money. (Time expired)