Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:37): I can tell the senator that we have seen, pleasingly, in the March quarter real wage growth, and the— Senator McKenzie: Real disposable income. Senator WONG: What I would say to the senator is that we understand that increases in average wages and minimum wages have been something that those opposite have not supported, but we have gone— The PRESIDENT: Senator McKenzie? Senator McKenzie: Point of order on relevance: I was very clear, and it was a very short sentence. It was about real household disposable income and the fall over the two years. Obviously, what the minister is saying is one piece of that data. The other piece of the data is how much of that has been eaten up by inflation. The PRESIDENT: I believe the minister is being relevant, but I will continue to listen. Senator WONG: I think we've been clear about the challenge inflation poses for our economy and for consumers. Senator McKenzie interjecting— Senator WONG: Senator McKenzie, I think we have been very clear about the challenge inflation poses to consumers and to the economy. And that is why we are working to respond to it in the most responsible way that we can. We don't have the same view that your party does that the way to respond to a high inflationary environment is to push back on wage increases. (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator McKenzie, second supplementary?