Senator WATT (Queensland—Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Minister for Emergency Management) (14:15): This change, which has been agreed upon by businesses and unions at the summit, is about better pay for workers, particularly women. It's about more productivity in the economy, not less. It's about more agreements, rather than a continuation of the nine years of conflict that we saw from the last government, which did nothing— Senator McGrath interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Minister Watt, please resume your seat. Senator McGrath, I did ask you during the last series of questions to not do the running commentary. I would ask you to stop doing the running commentary, please. Senator WATT: What will change as a result of these legislative changes from this government is that more businesses will have access to simple, flexible and fair agreements and more workers will get pay rises. That's why Alexi Boyd from COSBOA was on the radio this morning saying that she's hearing from some of her members that it's something that's worth looking into. Unfortunately, the party that presents itself as being the friend of small business is actually running against small business and not listening to small business. The PRESIDENT: Minister, please resume your seat. Senator Birmingham. Senator Birmingham: A point of order on question of direct relevance: Senator Cash's supplementary question went very specifically to the rates of strike action that could occur under government reforms, simply seeking a guarantee from Senator Watt that there would not be an increase in the incidence of strike action. He hasn't mentioned strike action once in his response. With 12 seconds remaining, I invite him to give that guarantee. The PRESIDENT: I do believe the minister's being relevant, but I will listen over the next 12 seconds. Senator WATT: Unfortunately, there remain in this community and in this parliament some people who don't want workers to get pay rises and some people who don't want businesses to have productivity. That's why they keep using scare tactics about strikes. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Minister. Senator Cash, a second supplementary?