Senator WATT (Queensland—Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Minister for Emergency Management) (14:07): It's good to have the scare campaign from Senator Cash rolling out again, because remember what she said about the last package of workplace relations reform? The last time we did industrial relations reform in this chamber, what did Senator Cash say? She said it was going to take us back to the Dark Ages. Now, I don't know about you, but I'm not seeing anyone running around there in chain mail, in body armour, like in the Dark Ages. I'm seeing workers getting paid what they deserve. The PRESIDENT: Senator Cash? Senator Cash: Again, it is a point of order in relation to direct relevance. The question was in relation to how much this bill will raise cots on businesses and, in relation to those costs, how much the government expects them to go on to consumers. It was a very specific question. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Cash. I will remind the minister of your question. Senator WATT: Let's put all this in context. As a percentage of the total wages budget of Australia, these changes will add one-tenth of one per cent of what wages are in Australia. And, unlike what the opposition are saying, this is not a cost to the economy; this is a cost to the small number of businesses that are underpaying their workers by exploiting the loopholes that the last government left. This money won't be taken out of the economy. It will go into workers' pockets, where it belongs, so that they can actually deal with cost-of-living pressures, pay their bills and get up on their feet. Workers who are currently being underpaid will have more money to spend in their local communities, and we support that. (Time expired)