Senator BIRMINGHAM (South Australia—Minister for Finance, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:17): We have faced a global economic disruption, the most significant since the Great Depression. Australia has managed to come through this faring better than nearly any other nation. It is not possible for government to guarantee the survival of every single business or every single job. Senator O'Neill interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator O'Neill. Senator BIRMINGHAM: What government needs to do is to make sure we continue the trajectory of economic growth and jobs growth that we have been on since the depths of this crisis hit, and that is exactly what all our policies are geared to do. Senator Watt interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Watt! Senator BIRMINGHAM: All our policies are geared to keep businesses sustainable, to keep jobs growing, to generate more jobs. And with 813,000 jobs in the past eight months, those policies are clearly working. (Time expired)