Senator SCULLION (Northern Territory—Minister for Indigenous Affairs and Leader of The Nationals in the Senate) (14:22): I thank Senator Martin, the Nationals senator for Tasmania, for this very important question. I can say with great confidence: there is no greater advocate for regional Tasmania than Senator Martin. There is no greater friend to regional Tasmania than the coalition government. The government, on this side of the chamber, is 100 per cent focused on delivering more secure jobs and a stronger economy for those who call regional Australia home. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Order on my left. If it's funny then laughter may be appropriate, rather than interjections. Senator Scullion. Senator SCULLION: From Latrobe to Longford, Smithton to Scottsdale, the government have a national economic plan, and we are focused on getting it done. And, can I say, there is not a day that goes by that Senator Martin isn't fighting and advocating to make life better for all Tasmanians. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order on my left. Senator SCULLION: This government is committed to growing jobs in Tasmania, driving new economic opportunities, keeping Tasmanians safe, keeping Tasmanians' cost-of-living pressure down— The PRESIDENT: Sorry, order, Senator Scullion. Senator Hinch on a point of order. Would it be about the lack of hearing? Senator Hinch: On a point of order: if I can't hear the minister from where I am, I'm sure you can't hear him from where you are. The PRESIDENT: I was calling senators on my left to order. Please be considerate of your colleagues who can't hear a senator who is very close to them. Senator Scullion. Senator SCULLION: A key pillar of the coalition's plan is to deliver vital social and economic infrastructure in regional communities across the nation through the successful Building Better Regions Fund. I know members on this side were absolutely delighted when Minister McVeigh recently unveiled the second round of the BBRF projects. I'm very proud that we're investing more than $5 million in seven critical community projects around regional Tasmania. They're going to create more jobs and opportunities and build local economies. These are projects that those opposite would never fund, not in a pink fit. In this round alone, across the nation more than 240 projects will be delivering some 10,000 jobs. That's 10,000 families spending more and investing more in their local community, knowing that they are a fundamental partner in the coalition government's nation-building, jobs-growing agenda. The PRESIDENT: Senator Martin, a supplementary question.