Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (15:06): Unlike the good senator, I don't operate under the delusion that people around the Christmas lunch table are going to be thinking about politics. But I would say this: if they did, what they would know is that there is a party that has consistently supported lower wage rises, lower wages, for nearly a decade— Honourable senators interjecting— Senator WONG: There is a party that has proudly supported low wages as a deliberate feature of the Australian economy— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Minister— Senator WONG: there is a party who opposed a dollar-an-hour increase to the minimum wage, a party who opposed wage increases for aged-care workers and early childhood educators— The PRESIDENT: Minister Wong! Please resume your seat. Senator Wong: I ask that further questions be placed on the Notice Paper.