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) (14:31): Australians will be better off as a result of there being more Australians in work. Australians will be better off as a result of every employer in the country having greater confidence to invest— The PRESIDENT: Order. Senator Watt, on a point of order. Senator Watt: Mr President, you'll note that that was a very specific question and it was about whether every worker at a workplace will be worse off. It was not about workers generally and not about anything else. It was about workers at a specific work place. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Watt. I've allowed you to restate the question. Again, I come to the test of direct relevance, which is a narrower one than broad relevance that was in place until several years ago. In my view, to be directly relevant to such a specific question, the answer must refer to this particular aspect of the package of legislation. That shouldn't be taken as instructing a minister to answer in the terms that the opposition seeks, but I do think that a specific question of this nature requires an answer about this aspect of the policy in question. But, again, I say that doesn't have to accept the nature or the terms in which the question's asked. Senator BIRMINGHAM: As I said in relation to the primary question and in relation to earlier questions on this matter today, the better-off-overall test remains under the reforms that our government is proposing. Under that test the majority of employees needs to endorse a change—the majority of employees. So when the senator comes in here and asks a question about what happens to every employee, the test remains that the majority of employees needs to agree to the changes. It can't be any clearer than that for the senator. But that's not the only safeguard, because the independent Fair Work Commission needs to agree as well. The PRESIDENT: Senator Watt, a final supplementary question?