Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:26): I thank Senator Walsh for her question. We know that Australians are doing it tough at the moment and we also know that when we came to office Australians were going backwards—higher inflation, rising inflation, falling real wages and $1 trillion of Liberal debt. Labor has been working hard to clean up the mess. The Albanese government's economic plan is all about helping people with their cost of living, while fighting inflation to bring costs down. It is good to see inflation at around one-third of what we inherited. All year in parliament, we've been focused on the No. 1 issue, which is cost of living. Despite every effort by Mr Dutton to block, we are turning promises into progress. Last week the government's Help to Buy scheme was passed by the Senate—a shared equity scheme that means 40,000 households, including teachers, childcare workers and nurses, will be able to buy a home. It is Labor that is working to lift wages and bring down costs, delivering progress on Australians' priorities. Last night, of course, the Senate passed legislation to deliver a 15 per cent pay rise for early educators and teachers. I salute Senator Walsh and the many union members, officials and secretaries on this side who ran the campaign that enabled the Labor government to deliver it. They are the ones who delivered it. The members and the Labor Party are the ones who delivered that pay increase. We passed legislation to give extra funding to our public schools, and we are wiping $3 billion in student debt for more than three million Australians. For someone in Senator Walsh's home state of Victoria, with a HELP debt of $27,000 they will see around 1,200— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Minister Wong, please resume your seat. Order! I remind senators that at the beginning of question time I talked about the disorder in this place. It is not the role of the opposition to yell over a minister. It is completely out of order. Minister, did you wish to continue? Senator WONG: Thank you. Unlike Senator McKenzie, we think it is a good thing to reduce the HELP debts of students in her state. Senator Walsh thinks that; Labor thinks that; I'm sorry that you have such a problem with that, Senator McKenzie. Senator McKenzie interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Minister. Senator McKenzie, I have named you a couple of times. Senator McKenzie interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator McKenzie, you're not in a debate with me. Either sit and listen or leave. You are to sit in respectful silence. Senator Walsh, first supplementary question?