Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:53): Thank you, Senator, for the question. I know that I filled up the other day, and I was calculating how much, if I used the car more, I would be— Senator Cash interjecting— Senator McGrath: Dramatic pause. Senator WONG: No, I'm just waiting for Senator Cash to finish. When Senator Cash finishes talking at me, I might get to answer. I was calculating, because obviously I'm not in town much. I filled up the car, which is my mum's, actually, which I now have. And I was thinking, 'This reflects what we know, which is that people are hurting.' Fuel is much higher than we would all like, but, as you know, fuel is set by the global markets. You would know that petrol prices are set by global markets. What we can do is do something about getting wages moving again. What we can do is deliver cost-of-living relief through cheaper medicines. What we can do is deliver energy price relief. I'm asked a cost-of-living question by a party that opposes cheaper medicines, a party that wants higher energy prices and a party that opposes cheaper child care. This is the party that pretend they care about Australians' cost of living. The PRESIDENT: Minister Wong, please resume your seat. Senator Colbeck? Senator Colbeck: President, a point of order on direct relevance: the question was really quite specific, about when the last time the cost of fuel, on average, in Australia was less than $2. The P RESIDENT: There was a preamble, but I will remind Senator Wong of that part of your question. Senator WONG: As I said, fuel prices are set by global markets. What we can ensure is that the ACCC monitors petrol, but the reality is that the factors driving fuel prices are the international benchmark price and the value of the Australian dollar. The last time I looked it wasn't the Liberal Party's policy to fix the exchange rate. What we can do is deliver cost-of-living relief, which those opposite reflexively oppose. The PRESIDENT: Minister, please resume your seat. Senator Colbeck, first supplementary?