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) (14:11): Newsflash: Prime Minister meets with his colleagues to talk about the best way forward! Oh! There was an election on the weekend in the great state of Victoria and—another newsflash—we didn't do as well as we would have liked! Oh! I think that every Australian would expect the Prime Minister to sit down with his Victorian colleagues after the weekend and discuss the results, the issues at hand and how we can ensure that we continue to provide the best possible government for the Australian people, making sure that all Australians have the best possible opportunity to get ahead. We remember that, when Labor was last in government at a national level, what they delivered was a weakening economy, rising unemployment and a rapidly deteriorating budget position. We want all Australians to have the best possible opportunity to get ahead, and that is why we will continue to work very hard to implement our plan for stronger growth, for more jobs and to put the budget in as strong a position as possible for the future. The PRESIDENT: Order, Senator Cormann—Senator Kitching on point of order. Senator Kitching: Mr President, on relevance—one of the questions was 'Who attended the crisis meeting?' I've given Senator Cormann one minute and five seconds, and he hasn't come to that yet. I'm hoping that he can do it in the remaining time. The PRESIDENT: Senator Kitching, senators know that I cannot instruct a minister to answer part of a question nor how to answer a question, as long as they're directly relevant. The minister is being relevant to part of the question asked. Senator Cormann. Senator CORMANN: Thank you very much, Mr President. As I said right up front, of course the Prime Minister meets with his colleagues. Given we had an election on the weekend in the great state of Victoria, as is indicated in the question the Prime Minister met with his Victorian colleagues. I think it's a matter of public record who his Victorian colleagues are. I don't subscribe to the description that Senator Kitching has attached to it. It was a meeting very much in the context of our efforts at all times to be the best government we can be to deliver the best possible outcomes for the Australian people. Look at the economic outcomes that we've been able to secure over the last five years. Economic growth is much stronger than it was under Labor. The economic growth outlook is better. Employment growth is much stronger, and indeed our budget is in a stronger—and improving—position now. That of course is helping us ensure that we can fund all of the important services Australians expect their government to provide in a sustainable fashion. The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Kitching, a supplementary question.