Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:07): I thank Senator Grogan for her question. Tonight we will see a Labor Treasurer hand down a Labor budget, putting down the foundations of what this government looks to achieve for the Australian people over this term. It will be a responsible budget. It will be a budget that is right for the times and it will be a budget which seeks to ready the country for the future. Those opposite were the most wasteful government since Federation, overseeing successive budgeting riddled with rorts and slush funds and weighed down with waste. They left us with a trillion dollars of debt but with nothing to show for it. It hurts them, doesn't it? They like to pretend they're the party of sound economic management. They left Australians with a trillion dollars of debt and so little to show for it. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order on both sides of the chamber. Calling out across the chamber is disorderly. Senator Wong has the right to be heard in silence. Minister. Senator WONG: They spent $5½ billion on submarines we will never see, $19.7 billion in JobKeeper payments to companies with rising revenues, and billions buying votes from slush funds targeting coalition or marginal seats. Senator McKenzie interjecting— Senator WONG: I see the 'Minister for Colour Coded Spreadsheets' is interjecting. Why don't you tell us about that? The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong! Resume your seat, Senator McKenzie. When I call the chamber to order and then ask the minister to continue with her answer, I do not expect everyone in the chamber to start shouting and yelling out across the chamber. It is disorderly. The minister needs respect, and I certainly need respect when I call you to order. Minister, do you wish—resume your seat, Senator McKenzie, please. Senator McGrath interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator McGrath, I have just finished asking for respect. Senator McGrath interjecting— The PRESIDENT: I beg your pardon? Seriously! Senator McKenzie. Senator McKenzie: I draw your attention to the standing orders that ministers need to—instead of screaming at shadow ministers across the chamber in answering questions—go through the chair. The PRESIDENT : Senator McKenzie, you would be well aware that I have called the chamber, both sides, to order twice. Minister, please continue. Senator WONG: Thank you, President. The Albanese government's first budget will begin the difficult task of budget repair after inheriting a budget in structural deficit and weighed down with record levels of debt, debt which is becoming even more expensive to service. The interest payments on the coalition's debt are one of the fastest growing pressures on the budget. We have spent our first months in office delivering on our promise to undertake an audit of spending, going through the budget to identify where money could be returned or redirected to more quality spending, and you will see the results of that tonight. The PRESIDENT: Senator Grogan, first supplementary?