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) (14:11): I thank the senator for the question. I don't know everything that the Prime Minister said going back to 2 September, but I know he has been consistent in his language in that regard. That is what he's been saying. That is certainly the position of the government. But can I just say that we are a mature and responsible government that's dealing with very significant increases in prices for energy and an energy system that is creaking and collapsing under the weight of a decade of inaction from those opposite—22 failed energy policies, never landed one of them; the power was going to go out pretty much the day we took office. Since then we've had supply shortages, we've got cost escalation, and the member for Hume hid an increase in prices. So, we are dealing with and trying to clean up the complete and total shambles we inherited. The PRESIDENT: Senator McDonald? Se nator McDonald: On relevance: I specifically asked: can she guarantee there will be no mining tax? The PRESIDENT: The minister is being relevant to your question. Senator GALLAGHER: I did answer the question up front. The government has no plans for a mining tax. The Prime Minister has been very clear on that. The Treasurer has been clear on that. But, for the information of those opposite, the government is in the area of energy—which I think has been linked to questions around tax increases—cleaning up a complete and total mess that you left us. That's the reality. Everyone knows it. That's the work that we are doing and that we will continue to do whilst we are in government. (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator McDonald, a first supplementary?