Senator WATT (Queensland—Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Minister for Emergency Management) (15:02): I am absolutely happy to commit to the statement that our government will always run our migration program in the national interest. Of course it's in the national interest to ensure that regional and rural people can get health care. The PRESIDENT: Senator Watt, please resume your seat. Senator Ruston? Senator Ruston: I have a point of order on relevance. I was very tight in my question. I just asked the minister whether he would commit to the adding of 887 visas to the priority list in the same way as they have in the cities. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Ruston. I direct the minister to the question. Minister. Senator WATT: Again, this government will always run our migration program in the national interest and part of that obviously is about ensuring that rural and regional Australians have access to the health care they deserve and the health care that they did not get for the 10 years of the Liberal and National Party government. It is the Albanese government that is in the process of rebuilding our health system, whether it be in the cities or our regions. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator WATT: I have been out there in regional Australia doorknocking people who couldn't get GP appointments for three or four weeks. The PRESIDENT: Minister, please resume your seat. Minister Wong? Senator Wong interjecting— The PRESIDENT: He hasn't finished. I was calling order. Thank you. But we got there. Minister. Senator WATT: Sadly for rural and regional Australians, difficulty in accessing health care is not a new problem. This is something that goes back— The PRESIDENT: Minister, please resume your seat. Senator Ruston? Senator Ruston: I've a point of order—one last attempt at asking the minister whether he'll confirm whether 887 visas will be included. The PRESIDENT: The minister is being relevant. Minister. Senator WATT: Again, the evidence is already in that this government is taking action to clear the backlog of visas that was left by the former government that will benefit rural and regional Australians for health care and will benefit employers right across rural and regional Australia. (Time expired) Senator Wong: President, I ask that further questions be placed on notice.