Mr BOWEN (McMahon) (14:18): My question is to the Prime Minister. Prime Minister, the Liberal government cut ASIC funding by $120 million and ignored 41 warnings by ASIC on its need for greater powers and resources. How can Australians possibly trust this Prime Minister to deal with high-profile financial scandals when the Prime Minister's own record shows he would rather cover up misconduct in the banking and financial services industry than stand up for ordinary Australians? The SPEAKER: The last part of that question is out of order. It reflects— Ms Henderson interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Corangamite will not interject, particularly when I am addressing the chamber. The last part of that question is completely out of order. I am going to give the member for McMahon one opportunity to rephrase that. I remind him of my earlier warnings that I will not have endless patience on this subject in question time. Mr BOWEN: My question is to the Prime Minister. The Liberal government cut ASIC funding by $120 million and ignored at least 41 warnings from ASIC that they need greater powers and resources. How can Australians possibly trust this Prime Minister to deal with high-profile financial scandals when his government has failed to stand up for victims of those scandals?