Senator GALLAGHER (Australian Capital Territory—Minister for Finance, Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Women, Minister for Government Services and Manager of Government Business in the Senate) (14:03): I missed the end bit of that question, but I think I got the feeling of where you were going with that. The government has shown enormous fiscal discipline in the settings that we have in making sure that the decisions we take do not make the Reserve Bank's job harder. But we do not believe that the approach that those opposite took to the election—which was higher taxes and significant cuts on the budget, cuts to Medicare, cuts to pensions and a range of areas— Senator Ruston: You can't just lie. That is a flat-out lie. Senator GALLAGHER: Senator Ruston, every time you criticise excessive spending, what you are talking about is the indexation of pensions. It's around Medicare. Senator Ruston: Don't verbal me. Stop verballing me. Senator GALLAGHER: Well, those are the figures that you use, and you used them all through the election campaign when you cited the spending you were concerned about. That is what it related to. We hold you to account— Senator Henderson: These are lies, Senator Gallagher. We know what you're like. Senator GALLAGHER: and we are conscious of the role that we play, including supporting Australians during periods of higher inflation. The PRESIDENT: Senator Henderson, withdraw. Senator Henderson: I withdraw. The PRESIDENT: Senator Ruston, I believe you need to withdraw as well. Senator Ruston: The correcting the record? The PRESIDENT: Senator Ruston. Senator Ruston: To assist the chamber, of course I will withdraw, but I still think the minister should perhaps correct the record. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Ruston. Senator Sharma, second supplementary?