Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:11): I would make this point, because those opposite seem to live in some sort of fantasy land where they think they were responsible. Those opposite doubled the debt before the pandemic. Those opposite left Australians with a trillion dollars in debt and nothing to show for it. We on this side—this government—will make decisions to reduce the debt. Opposition senators interjecting— Senator WONG: They don't like it, do they? You don't like it. It's very upsetting to know you're fiscally irresponsible. The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, please resume your seat. Order! I'm waiting for silence before I call the minister again. Senator Wong. Senator WONG: Those opposite doubled the debt before the pandemic. They left us with a trillion dollars in debt and nothing to show for it. What we will see in tonight's budget is $17.8 billion in spending reprioritised, building on the $22 billion in savings and reprioritisation we identified in the October budget. Guess what their savings were in their last budget. Zero. One of the things driving the improvement to revenue is improvement in wages and we all know those opposite are for a low-wage economy. (Time expired)