Senator GALLAGHER (Australian Capital Territory—Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Finance, Minister for Women, Manager of Government Business in the Senate and Vice-President of the Executive Council) (14:42): Honestly, the nerve of these questions really is staggering. We inherited an economy with rising inflation and rising interest rates. Let's not forget this. As a result of nine years of you guys, with wasted opportunities, wrong or failed priorities, 22 energy policies, an energy crisis that we also inherited, a skills crisis that we also inherited, terminating measures that just drop off into the ether and a budget in a mess that we also inherited, we are dealing with the realities of what happens when you have a Prime Minister with 10 portfolios or more because he didn't trust any of you. He didn't trust any of you, and we're dealing with the mess. Senator Birmingham interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Minister Gallagher, resume your seat. Senator Birmingham, I've got a senator from your team on his feet, presumably with a point of order. Senator Paterson. Senator Paterson: You have correctly anticipated that, Madam President. On relevance: the question was about the Assistant Treasurer disregarding the advice of the RBA governor about inflation expectations, not the other matters Senator Gallagher was going to. The PRESIDENT : The question was in part about that, but it was also about the Reserve Bank increasing interest rates today, skyrocketing inflation and a number of other things, so I do believe that the minister is being relevant. Minister, please continue. Senator GALLAGHER: Thank you, President. You're right in your ruling; the preamble was accusatory and ignored the fact that nine years of this mob had left the economy and the budget in a complete shambles, and nobody in the government is disagreeing with the— (Time expired)