Senator FARRELL (South Australia—Minister for Trade and Tourism, Special Minister of State and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:03): I thank Senator Hughes for her question. What we know about what has happened since the change of government is that, for the first time, you've got a government that is serious about looking after working people in this country. We don't have a leader of the government who proudly proclaims on television that low wages are a design feature of the government's policies. Senator Hughes: A point of order on direct relevance: the question was very narrow and specific with regard to real wages, and, now that Senator Watt has handed some talking points over, perhaps Senator Farrell can get back to the question. The PRESIDENT: Senator Hughes, I am listening carefully. Your question went to inflation and wages, and the minister is responding correctly. I'll continue to listen carefully. Senator FARRELL: You now have a government in this country who is serious about looking after working people in this country. The whole structure of this government's policies has been designed to lift the living standards of Australian workers and remove the impediments that you put on people getting decent wage rises. Senator Hughes, if you were serious about lifting— Senator Birmingham: Point of order: on the question of direct relevance, which is what the Senate standing orders do ask for—direct relevance by the minister—Senator Hughes asked not once but twice, to make it clear, about what has happened to real wages under this government. The minister has not mentioned real wages once in the three-quarters of his answer to date. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Birmingham. I'll give the same answer that I gave to Senator Hughes, but I will direct Minister Farrell to the second part of that question related to real wages. Senator FARRELL: An analysis of the ABS data shows that earnings for average full-time workers increased by 3.9 per cent in the first year of the Albanese government. In dollar terms that means around— Senator Hughes: Point of order on direct relevance: the question was incredibly specific to real wages. Real wages are wage growth affected by inflation. Senator Farrell, could you please speak to real wages, not ABS data? The PRESIDENT: Senator Hughes, the minister is responding to your question, and I'll call the minister again. Senator FARRELL: Senator Hughes, I can tell you that I've spent a damn sight more of my life working to raise the living standards of Australians, and I'm doing that right now as a government minister. The PRESIDENT: Minister Farrell, I'll just remind you to direct your responses through the chair and not to the senator asking the question. Senator Hughes, are you standing for your first supplementary?