Senator GALLAGHER (Australian Capital Territory—Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Finance, Minister for Women, Manager of Government Business in the Senate and Vice-President of the Executive Council) (14:28): I thank Senator Polley for that very good question. These are the issues before the ERC, and I do note that the only way to wake up the opposition is to say something nice about what's happening or something good about the economy. All of a sudden, awake they go. Whoa! I haven't heard a peep out of them, and then, whoa, they're awake! They just can't bear it, can they? Gross debt lower, real spending growth lower, inflation lower, the first surplus in 15 years, wage growth higher, jobs growth higher—that really gets them going. Labor is the party of good economic management. Our record proves this— Honourable senators interjecting— Senator GALLAGHER: There we go! There we go! They are awake, President! We thought they were all asleep, but they really were awake. These are all the issues that we are focusing on in putting the budget together. Our budget will be a budget for the times. It'll have those tax cuts getting to every taxpayer, and we'll look at other sensible investments where it's affordable and we're able to do so. (Time expired) Senator Ciccone interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Ciccone, it is not appropriate to bang the desk.