S enator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:07): Thank you, President. I'm asked— An opposition senator interjecting— Senator WONG: Really? She can't— Senator Watt: Your team love it when you use up all the time, Senator McKenzie. They love it. Senator WONG: I'm asked why the government funded the project. It's called honouring an election commitment. We had an election commitment to provide $2.2 billion towards early works for Suburban Rail Loop East, and a detailed business and investment case was released by Victoria last year which demonstrated a benefit-cost ratio. The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, please resume your seat. Senator McKenzie: I raise a point of order on relevance. My question went to the profiling of the project. The funding doesn't flow in your own government documents until 2024-25. You could have run it through Infrastructure Australia processes, but you announced it in this budget. The PRESIDENT: Senator McKenzie, that question does go to why, and that's what the minister is responding to. She is being directly relevant. Please continue, Minister Wong. Senator WONG: I was actually asked why we were funding it, and I was explaining to the senator why we were funding it. I'd also make the point—and she may not wish to hear the facts about the detailed business and investment case—that it demonstrated a benefit-cost ratio of up to 1.7. That is $1.70 returned for every dollar invested. It will still be subject to assessment by Infrastructure Australia as is required. The PRESIDENT: Senator McKenzie, a second supplementary?