Senator WATT (Queensland—Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and Minister for Emergency Management) (15:04): Senator Smith, that's most unlike you! I'm very disappointed in you! I'm very disappointed. Thank you for the question, Senator Roberts. I hear, again, in response to your question, Senator McKenzie demanding more spending for infrastructure. So I guess we're back to, 'Spend more in the economy, and drive up inflation!' That's where the opposition was at today— Senator Rennick interjecting— Senator WATT: Senator Rennick's jumping up and saying no. The Liberals disagree. Okay! The PRESIDENT: Senator Watt, please resume your seat. Senator Roberts, I am going to direct the minister to your question, and I will remind those in here that the crossbenchers are entitled to be heard in silence and are entitled to have their questions answered. They get less time than others in this place. I would expect everyone to be sitting in respectful silence. Minister Watt, I refer you to Senator Roberts' question. Senator WATT: Thank you. Senator Roberts, I think I answered a very similar question from you the other day. I did acknowledge that Australia's migration system, after 10 years of Liberal and National government, mainly overseen by the now opposition leader, Mr Dutton, is in utter disarray. We have acknowledged that. I know that the minister— The PRESIDENT: Minister, please resume your seat. Senator Roberts. Senator Roberts: On relevance—I'm asking when he will cut the numbers to sustainable levels. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Roberts. I will remind the minister of your question. Minister Watt. Senator WATT: Thank you, Senator Roberts. It is important to put this in context, and we have acknowledged that the migration system that we inherited, overseen largely by Mr Dutton, the now opposition leader, is a mess. It is a completely broken system. We have already taken a number of measures— The PRESIDENT: Minister Watt, please resume your seat. Senator Roberts? Senator Roberts: When will they acknowledge they are completely wrong about high immigration and cut the numbers to sustainable levels? That's simple. The PRESIDENT: I believe the minister is going to your question, and I will continue to listen carefully. Minister Watt. Senator WATT: We have taken a number of measures already since being elected to fix the mess of the broken migration system we inherited. For example, this government has ended the Pandemic Event visa, which was being abused in some cases—in many cases. We have changed the previously unlimited working hours that were available for international students, a system that was engineered by the former government, and we've also made changes to work exemptions for working holiday visa holders. We've also increase the temporary skilled migration income threshold from $53,900 to $70,000, and that is the first increase in a decade. The PRESIDENT: Minister Watt, please resume your seat. Senator Roberts? Senator Roberts: When will he deal with cutting the high numbers? The PRESIDENT: Senator Roberts, I think he's being relevant to your question. Thank you, Minister. Senator Watt: Senator Roberts, it's up to you to choose whether you want to listen to my answer or not. But I've already outlined a number of measures that we have taken to fix the migration system, thoroughly broken, overseen by Mr Dutton, and to try to put in place a more manageable migration system and more manageable immigration numbers. We are conscious that this is an issue that needs to be addressed, and we'll keep working on it. (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Roberts, your first supplementary?