Senator RUSTON (South Australia—Minister for Families and Social Services and Manager of Government Business in the Senate) (14:59): I will stand by my comments that the government acted quickly, and I will reiterate the fact that, upon finding and being made aware that income averaging was not a valid means by which to generate a debt, the government acted almost straightaway— Senator O'Neill interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order, Senator O'Neill! Senator RUSTON: to make sure that we ceased that program and subsequently put in place a program to ensure that those people who had debts— Senator O'Neill interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator O'Neill! Senator O'Neill! Senator O'Neill! Order! Please resume your seat, Senator Ruston. Senator O'Neill, when I call you to order five times consecutively, you shouldn't keep counting. Senator Ruston, please continue. Senator RUSTON: What I will also tell this place is that on 19 November 2019 the government announced that, going forward, it would seek additional proof points when raising a debt. On 29 May this year, the government announced it would refund and zero approximately 470,000 debts raised by using income averaging. As of 30 November nearly all of those people have had their refunds completed.