Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:38): Isn't it passing strange to be asked about the cost of living by somebody who's opposing more cost-of-living relief and by a party that has stood in the way of cost-of-living relief for working Australians time and time again? It's the party that voted against energy bill relief. It's the party that stood in the way of tax relief. It's the party that wanted more expensive medicines. The party that have consistently voted and argued against cost-of-living relief for working Australians now want to talk about cost-of-living relief when they're standing in the way of yet another round of cost-of living-relief. Really, you could not script this stuff, could you? The reality, Senator Cash, is that you and the coalition have stood against cost-of-living relief and tax relief that has been put forward by this government time and time again, and now you are again telling Australians that they don't deserve a tax cut. You want to cut everything but Australians' taxes. I would remind those opposite that the inflation rate is almost a third of what it was at the election. I would remind those opposite that real wages are growing again. I know that Senator Cash is one of those who believe that lower wages are better for the economy. We do not share that view. We think people should earn more and keep more of what they earn. We've seen the lowest average unemployment rate for any government in 50 years and we've seen over 1.1 million jobs created. Opposition senators interjecting— Senator WONG: Senator Cash, this is our economic record. Yours is opposition to all cost-of-living relief, including opposition to tax cuts. But what we do know is you have to find billions of dollars of cuts—$600 billion at least—to fund a risky nuclear scheme. You cut everything but— (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator McKenzie and Senator McGrath, I don't know what else I can say to you to get you to stop interjecting. The running monologue is incredibly disrespectful. Senator Cash, first supplementary?