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) (14:01): I thank Senator Hume for the question. I stand so proudly here to back the speech of the Treasurer last night and the work that's been done throughout the entire caucus focused on making sure we can provide cost-of-living help to households while they need it and that we're able to deliver budget repair—two surpluses, remember that, Senator Hume; I know you'd like to gloss over it—and also look to the future. I know you want to ignore the fact that this budget sees the biggest nominal improvement in a budget in a first term of any government ever. That's $207 billion lower debt in the order of $177 billion. Senator Cash: A trillion dollars! Senator GALLAGHER: Well, thank you. I'll take the interjection from Senator Cash, who forecast a trillion dollars of debt in their budget. We are at $940 billion, and it is lower—$177 billion lower. But, importantly, we can see the choice that is on the table for Australians in this election. Those opposite are confused, leaking against each other, and don't actually know what they stand for, voting against tax cuts to top-up those important tax cuts they wanted to call an election on in July last year. Remember that? They hated those tax cuts so much that they wanted to call an election on them, and then they realised that households actually like them and welcome them, and then they went, 'Oh, alright, okay; well, we'll let that one through.' Now they're voting against our top-up tax cuts this time: cost-of-living relief, working hand in hand with tax cuts; Medicare; cheaper medicines; and energy bill relief. All of that is designed to help households deal with some of the pressure they've been under. (Time expired) Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Hume, I have not called you. Senators, it stands to reason that, if I ask for silence when a question is asked, I expect silence when the question is answered. Senator Hume, first supplementary?