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) (14:10): We will update the figures in the budget in the normal way, as we do. They were released in October. They will be updated in May. I would remind the chamber of the efforts that we put in place to reduce those unacceptable increases in electricity prices caused by a decade of delay, dysfunction and failure to land 22 energy policies—22. They released them all; didn't land one of them. We are now in a world where those opposite, after creating the problem and then hiding the problem before the election, are standing in the way of any solution to this. Indeed, in December, when we did bring forward— Senator Colbeck interjecting— Senator GALLAGHER: I've already answered your question. The PRESIDENT: Minister, resume your seat. Senator Colbeck? Senator Colbeck: It's a point of order on direct relevance. Does the government believe the actual increase will be higher or lower? The PRESIDENT: Senator Colbeck, the minister is being relevant to your question. Minister Gallagher, please continue. Senator GALLAGHER: Thank you. I answered the question, President, when I— An opposition senator interjecting— Senator GALLAGHER: I did. I answered the question when I said those figures will be updated in the normal way. Senator Colbeck obviously wasn't listening when I directly answered his question when I first got to my feet. But I would also say that the efforts we took, based on those results in the October budget, in recalling the parliament to put downward pressure on those increases was opposed by those opposite. So, the gall of you to come in here and feign concern over electricity prices— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order. Senator GAL LAGHER: when you opposed the legislation that put in place the parameters— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order. Senator GALLAGHER: that put downward pressure on those prices. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Minister, please resume your seat. Senator McGrath interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator McGrath, I have called the chamber to order three times and you kept interjecting extremely loudly! That is disrespectful and disorderly. When I call the chamber to order it includes every single person in this place. Minister, please continue. Senator GALLAGHER: Thank you, President. I must say I am finding the level of interjections towards me quite confronting this question time. I feel very affronted by it, so thank you for your protection. But the gall of these people— Senator Henderson interjecting— Senator GALLAGHER: Senator Henderson, is that you yelling at me? (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Colbeck, first supplementary?