Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Minister for Finance, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:10): I reject the interjection that was made by Senator Watt before I'd even started my response. What our government is confident of—indeed, the advice that has been received from and made public in various statements by the Governor of the Reserve Bank and the Secretary of the Treasury is to expect to continue to see jobs growth and jobs recovery as a result of the continued stimulus and activity going in across the Australian economy. JobKeeper has absolutely saved many jobs. JobKeeper has, in fact, saved more than 700,000 jobs, on the estimates of experts. Other measures we've put in place include the tax cuts that I was talking about in this chamber yesterday, putting an extra $1 billion a month into the pockets of Australian households. They continue to drive extra economic activity and extra support. The $1.2 billion package announced in recent weeks in relation to support for the aviation, travel and tourism sectors will, again, provide additional activity job support across the Australian economy. The investment incentive measures we put in place and the loss carry-back measures that are there provide additional support for businesses across the Australian economy and continue to underpin jobs. JobKeeper was, as we always said, intended to be a temporary targeted measure. What those opposite seem to forget is that that is also what the Labor Party called for. Mr Albanese— The PRESIDENT: Order, Senator Birmingham! Senator O'Neill, on a point of order? Senator O'Neill: There was only one question, so my point is in regard to relevance. I know that Senator Birmingham will roll out the list, but the question is on behalf of workers; 350,000 of them will be affected by the shutdown of JobKeeper in 11 days. My question asked one thing: how many of the more than 350,000 workers will lose their jobs? They want to know this information. The PRESIDENT: Senator O'Neill, I've allowed you to restate your question. The minister was directly talking about the subject matter, which was about the employment impact of that particular policy, so I believe he is being directly relevant. I can't instruct him how to answer a question or to accept the terms of a question. Senator BIRMINGHAM: We know plenty of jobs have been saved. We've seen growth month after month in terms of new jobs across the Australian economy. We also know that Mr Albanese said that JobKeeper will need a tapering off. He said that back in May last year. He said it would need a tapering off, and that is precisely what this government has done. (Time expired) Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! I'll call Senator O'Neill when there's order. Senator Watt interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Watt, it's not good to be the last voice heard always! Senator O'Neill.