Senator WATT (Queensland—Minister for the Environment and Water) (15:08): Thanks again, Senator Sheldon. The Albanese Labor government stood up for Australian workers by delivering on our promise to criminalise wage theft across the nation. Until recently, if an employer stole from workers— Senator Hume interjecting— Senator WATT: Senator Hume, if you've got a question about IR, you're welcome to ask one, but it seems that you miss out. I guess you're not on the tactics committee, so you don't get much of a go. The PRESIDENT: Minister Watt, direct your answers through the chair. Senator WATT: Until recently, if an employer stole from a worker's pay packet, it wasn't illegal, and that's why the Albanese government made it a criminal offence to deliberately underpay workers—something, of course, that Senator Canavan and the Nationals voted against, just like the Liberals and just like One Nation. On a personal level, I congratulate Senator Canavan on his election to the Nats leadership. Personally, I could not be happier than to see him become the leader. This is the man who dragged the Liberals to drop net zero and who will now drag them even further to the right as he chases One Nation. I rarely agree with Mr Joyce, Barnaby Joyce, but he was spot on when he said: … there'll be a lot of similarities between Matt, myself and Pauline … And that's because the Nats are with One Nation and so are the Liberals. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Minister. Senator Sheldon, second supplementary?