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) (14:37): It is interesting to hear that the line of questioning that I'm getting from the opposition seems to indicate that they are not going to support the energy bill relief that we have in the budget despite the Leader of the Opposition saying they would. I think the shadow Treasurer said they would. Now I am clearly getting the vibe that something has happened on the Senate side to say that they are not supporting it. Cost-of-living relief has been an important part of this budget, and it was an important part of the previous two budgets. We have looked at ways to provide assistance to people, including those who aren't on existing concession arrangements. The success of the energy bill relief last year showed that we could put downward pressure on inflation. I would remind those opposite that inflation, when we came to government, had a '6' in front of it. It now has a '3' in front of it. The forecast of Treasury has us reaching an inflation rate with a '2' in front of it through this year. Senator Cash: President, I have a point of order in relation to relevance. With all due respect, the question was: why are you giving $900 to millionaires and billionaires and not focusing on the people who are actually doing it tough under Labor? The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister is being relevant, and I will continue to listen. Senator McKenzie interjecting— A government senator interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Order, Senator McKenzie! On this side, I'm assuming it was Senator Watt. I am asking you both to come to order. Senator GALLAGHER: Some of our cost-of-living relief is broad based and some of it is targeted. So our tax cuts are for every taxpayer; our energy bill relief is for every household. Our focus has been on people who are doing it tough, particularly those on concessions, and that's why you see, with medicines and rent assistance, that they particularly target those households. But the most efficient and effective way to deliver energy bill relief above the concessions threshold, for a short period of time, over the next calendar year, is to apply it to every household. Now, our focus is on those households that are on the concessions, on fixed incomes, and those in Middle Australia. We make no secret of that. But the most efficient and effective way to deliver this program through the states and territories and through electricity retailers is to make the program broad based. Every household will receive that assistance, and it recognises that the cost-of-living pressures are up and down the income threshold. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Minister. Senator Cash, a first supplementary?