Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:23): Firstly, I don't agree with the characterisation of the Prime Minister's remarks by Senator Steele-John. I think the basic proposition that most reasonable people would agree with—those of us who care about future opportunity for young Australians—is that kids should be at school. I don't think that there is anything out of the ordinary in the proposition that kids should be at school in order to prepare them for a successful life in Australia into the future. The second point I would make, as I have done in the past, is that we are always guided by wanting to ensure that young Australians have the best possible opportunity here in Australia to get ahead in the future, and that is why we want to do the right thing by the environment in a way that is economically responsible, because we, of course, understand that, if we want to ensure that young Australians can get a job and build a career here in Australia, we need to ensure— The PRESIDENT: Senator Steele-John, on a point of order. Senator Steele-John: On direct relevance, my question goes to why the Prime Minister felt it appropriate to use his platform as leader of his country to criticise the actions of young people. The PRESIDENT: Senator Steele-John, the minister was being directly relevant to the question asked. Senator CORMANN: May the record show that I believe that this was one of my most directly relevant answers yet! Let me also express a wish on behalf of the children of Australia. All of us want our children to have the best possible opportunity in the future to get ahead, and it is preferable for children to spend their time in school rather than participate, during school time, in demonstrations of the kind that the senator has referenced. The final point I would make is that I'm sure that if and when you meet with young Australians you tell them that you joined in with the Liberal and National parties to defeat the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme put forward by Senator Wong. Like us, you no doubt wanted to have the right balance between environmental protection and economic responsibility, and we are eternally grateful that you helped us stop that terrible impost on families and businesses around Australia. (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Steele-John, a supplementary question.