Senator LAMBIE (Tasmania) (14:45): My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Lambie, could you resume your seat? Order across the chamber! I expect Senator Lambie to be able to ask her question in silence. Senator Lambie, we'll reset the clock. Please start again. Senator LAMBIE: My question is to the Minister representing the Minister for Defence. Last month, I asked a question on the ADF pay increase being at a rate that is actually a pay cut. In response to my question on Australian Defence Force pay, Minister Wong said: … the pay increase that is recommended, on the advice I have, is above the RBA's estimates for inflation over the next three years. Minister, since that time, we have all heard from the new Reserve Bank governor, Michele Bullock, from the International Monetary Fund and from lots of economists that the economy is not cooling as quickly as the RBA initially forecast. Minister, why is your government sticking to its guns on a pay cut for our diggers?