Senator RUSTON (South Australia—Manager of Opposition Business in the Senate) (15:52): I seek leave to make a short statement. The PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for one minute. Senator RUSTON: President, I congratulate you on your appointment to the role. The PRESIDENT: Thank you. Senator RUSTON: The coalition will not stand in the way of these estimates dates put forward by the government. However, we note that the amount of time allocated is manifestly inadequate to properly scrutinise a budget. We also note the importance of the estimates process for the accountability and transparency of government spending of taxpayers' money. We will expect the government to return to the normal time allocated to budget estimates in 2023 to afford adequate time for this important parliamentary process. The Australian people expect us to hold the government to account and we deserve adequate time to do so. Question agreed to.