Senator WATT (Queensland—Minister for the Environment and Water) (14:13): Thanks Senator Policy—Polley. Opposition senators interjecting— Senator WATT: And she is full of policy—policy that supports working people in Australia! Like Senator Polley and everyone else over here, during the campaign I was incredibly fortunate to join retail, banking and hospitality workers outside the Stafford shopping centre on Brisbane's north side to launch this policy on behalf of the government. I can assure you that the announcement was well received by those workers and was quite obviously well received by the Australian voting public. At the time, it was clear that the coalition took a different view on penalty rates. Senator Cash interjecting— Senator WATT: Former Liberal leader Peter Dutton—remember him—confirmed it when he said: We don't propose any departure from the current arrangements. The person over there who kept predicting we'd return to the Dark Ages was proven wrong by the Australian people. The PRESIDENT: Order! Minister Wong? Senator Wong: During both the primary and the first supplementary I did let it go, but Senator Cash might just want to draw a breath on the interjections while Minister Watt is answering. Senator Cash: I live rent free in his mind, Penny. The PRESIDENT: I need all senators to refrain from interjecting, please. Minister Watt, please continue. Senator WATT: It would appear that, from the coalition's statements, they still haven't heard the message from the election. We saw, this morning, shadow minister Tim Wilson—remember him?—call our plan to protect penalty rates 'distressing and disturbing'. The Liberals haven't changed. They haven't heard the message that people want to earn more. (Time expired)