Senator WATT (Queensland—Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) (14:26): Thank you, Senator Ciccone. I can see why you were so excited to ask that question. There is good news for Australian workers and Australian businesses arising from the Albanese government workplace reforms. The Albanese Labor government is helping working people in Australia to earn more and keep more of what they earn. After a decade of low wages being a deliberate design feature of the coalition's economic policy, this Labor government is getting wages moving again, creating more secure jobs, making workplaces safer and closing the gender pay gap, all while keeping industrial action down. Senator Henderson interjecting— Senator WATT: Senator Henderson, I'm sorry to hear that all of that good news disappoints you so much. Because of our agenda, wages growth is back— Opposition senators interjecting— Senator WATT: Oh, they're so unhappy! Senator Henderson: I raise a point of order. The point of order is that you are completely out of order by impugning my reputation by misrepresenting me. I was sitting here doing nothing. The PRESIDENT: Senator Henderson, please resume your seat. There's no point of order. Senator Henderson interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Henderson! Order! I note you are perfectly within your rights to call a point of order, which you do fairly regularly. I am the President of the Senate, and when I ask you to resume your seat and stop speaking, that is what I expect. Minister Watt, please continue. Opposition senators interjecting— Senator McGrath: What about the point of order? The PRESIDENT: Senator McGrath, if there wasn't so much disorder in the chamber you would have heard me say that there is no point of order. Now please resume your seat. Senator WATT: If opposition members are going to object and complain about our policies, we are going to point that out to you. How many glass jaws are there on that side of the chamber? When we want to talk about the fact— The PRESIDENT: Minister Watt, I am going to draw you to the question. Senator WATT: Sure. It is unfortunate that that side of the chamber feels so upset and so disappointed every time we talk about the fact that our workplace reforms are delivering higher wages, more secure jobs and safer workplaces and are closing the gender pay gap, all while keeping industrial action down. I don't know why you're so sad about that, but every time we talk about it you arc up, you cry and you complain. It's very, very puzzling. Because of our agenda, wages growth is back, the gender pay gap is at its lowest level ever, there are more people in jobs and industrial action is low. In fact, in the last quarter of the previous government, industrial action was far higher than it is now, and that is because Labor has built a cooperative workplace relations system to replace the conflict driven model that we inherited. We've closed loopholes which is benefiting workers and also benefiting businesses, stopping them from being undercut by rogue competitors. (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Ciccone, first supplementary?