Mr McCORMACK (Riverina—Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development and Leader of the Nationals) (14:54): I'd be happy to take from the member for Watson the specific details about Kate, but we do have a welfare safety net system here in Australia, and it is the envy of the world. We do have the highest minimum wage— The SPEAKER: The Acting Prime Minister will pause. Members on my left will cease interjecting. Mr Thistlethwaite interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Kingsford Smith will leave the chamber. He can go back and access his office. The member for Kingsford Smith then left the chamber. The SPEAKER: Just before I call the Acting Prime Minister, I've ejected a number of people. I'm now issuing a very general warning that involves everybody: do not interject if you want to remain in the chamber. The Acting Prime Minister. Mr McCORMACK: Thank you, Mr Speaker. We have the highest minimum wage of anywhere in the world. That's what we have in Australia. We should be proud of that and we should extoll the virtues of that every day in every way. We should be talking up the fact that we do have the highest minimum wage in the world. The SPEAKER: The Acting Prime Minister will resume his seat. The Manager of Opposition Business on a point of order? Mr Burke: On direct relevance: the question goes specifically to someone who is paid piece rates; they don't receive the minimum wage. It's part of how it works in Australia and it goes to her conditions and the way she's had to live. The SPEAKER: The Acting Prime Minister has the call. Mr McCORMACK: Thank you, Mr Speaker. I take the member for Watson's point, but we are operating under the same system of wages and industrial relations that we did when Labor were in government. Indeed, there was a wage decision case made this week, which— Ms Plibersek interjecting— The SPEAKER: The member for Sydney will leave under standing order 94(a). The Acting Prime Minister will continue. The member for Sydney then left the chamber. Mr McCORMACK: was important, and I might get the member for Bradfield, who is the industrial relations minister, to answer further on my behalf.