Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Minister for Finance, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:28): We outlined at the beginning of the pandemic, in our economic response, that what we sought to apply were measures that were temporary, targeted and proportionate. They have been the principles that have guided the government's response through this crisis, with some $507 billion in financial support for the Australian economy, representing some 25.6 per cent of GDP. That record level of support has provided a lifeline to so many individuals. But, in terms of the temporary, targeted, proportionate nature, we have also been taking careful steps and decisions in relation to JobKeeper. Those careful steps and decisions have seen JobKeeper go through a number of steps and iterations that do see eligibility— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Wong on a point of order. Senator Wong: In the eight seconds the minister has left I wonder if he could be directly relevant to the question, which was the economic impact of the decision to withdraw JobKeeper and JobSeeker in March. We've had a lot of process, a lot of rhetoric, but there was a question which Australians are deeply interested in. The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, I have allowed you to remind the minister of the question which followed a quotation regarding stimulus broadly, from the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank my notes reflect. I am listening carefully to the minister. In my view, if he is talking about that policy—you can debate the answer after question time—he is being directly relevant to the question because of the use of that quotation. Senator Birmingham. Senator BIRMINGHAM: Mr President, as we've said at every step of this crisis, we will continue to monitor the impacts at each step of the decision-making and we will make decisions accordingly. That's why we created JobKeeper. It's why we— (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Kitching, a final supplementary question?