Senator WATT (Queensland—Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations) (14:34): Thanks, Senator Tyrrell. I particularly want to thank you on behalf of my family, most of whom are teachers or have been teachers. Senator Hughes: And yet you know nothing. Senator WATT: Are you questioning something, Senator Hughes? I think we all understand the incredibly valuable role that teachers play in our community, educating younger people in school environments and preparing them for the future. I'm happy to seek some advice on the specific question about the Teach for Australia program and the government's intentions for that. Senator Henderson interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Henderson! Minister Watt, please resume your seat. Senator Henderson interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Henderson, just cut the running dialogue. Senator Henderson interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Henderson, you're not in a debate with me. I've asked you to be silent. That is what I expect. Minister Watt, please continue. Senator WATT: They don't like being over there, President, so I understand they're being a bit tetchy. Senator Cash interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order, Senator Cash! I have a minister on her feet. Senator Wong: President, on a point of order: Senator Henderson has been unable to stop interjecting for most of question time. You asked her not to. The minister stood and she immediately started again. I really would ask her: could we at least have a few seconds between interjections? Senator Henderson: On the point of order, in my defence, Senator Watt actually interjected in the last— The PRESIDENT: Senator Henderson, please resume your seat. That is not a point of order. I do remind senators, as you are all well aware, if you make an interjection, the minister is well within his or her rights to respond to it. If you don't want to be called out, keep silent. Minister Watt, please continue. Senator WATT: As I was saying, Senator Tyrrell, I will seek some further information for you from Minister Clare about the specific program you're referring to. But I might just quickly take the opportunity to give you some further information about the work the government is doing in relation to the teacher workforce generally. We acknowledge there is a teacher shortage in Australia, and it is 10 years in the making. Too few people have been becoming teachers and too many have been leaving. In December 2022, education ministers agreed to the National Teacher Workforce Action Plan, which sets out a clear pathway to address teacher workforce shortages. For the first time, the Commonwealth, state and territory governments are working together to tackle this issue. It's a novel concept, I understand, for people opposite—working together with state and territory governments—but, as a result of that, we have 27 actions in train across five priority areas: improving teacher supply, strengthening initial teacher education, keeping the teachers we have, elevating the profession and better understanding future teacher workforce needs. There's no doubt whatsoever that we need to invest in the teaching workforce. All research indicates that the best thing you can do for kids' education is invest in their teachers, and that's what we'll keep doing. (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Tyrrell, a first supplementary?