Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Minister for Finance, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:03): What I can confirm for Senator Wong is that today the Senate will have the opportunity to keep faith with the verdict of the Australian people at the last election—that is, by passing income tax relief for all working Australians in full. The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, on a point of order. Senator Wong: We had the entire primary question where he did not answer the question on gas prices. Are you going to allow him to avoid it again? The PRESIDENT: Senator Cormann, this was a very specific supplementary question that referred only to gas prices or gas policy. I remind you of the question. Senator CORMANN: It's a matter of public record that the government has got a longstanding policy commitment to bring down the price of electricity, including by boosting the supply of gas into the domestic market. It's also a matter of public record that the government has been engaged in positive and constructive conversations with relevant crossbench senators—those crossbench senators who wanted to pursue and raise issues with us—and we have— The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, on a point of order. Senator Wong: The point of order is direct relevance. I asked about the gas reservation policy that the government has agreed. The PRESIDENT: The minister is also entitled to address the preamble to the question. It was slightly more general in nature, quoting Senator Patrick. I consider the minister to be directly relevant to that part of the question at this stage. Senator CORMANN: As I was saying, we have a longstanding track record and a very comprehensive agenda to bring down the cost of electricity, including by boosting supply of gas into the domestic market. We have discussed that agenda with relevant crossbench senators who were interested in engaging with us constructively and positively, while the Labor Party was drafting amendments to change the title of the income tax reduction bill. (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, a final supplementary question.