Mr HOWARTH (Petrie) (14:52): My question is to the Prime Minister. Respected economic journalist Alan Kohler has said: It's the big-picture numbers that confirm this government to be an amazingly and unexpectedly big-spending one. Why are Australians paying the price for the Prime Minister 's weak economic leadership? Government members interjecting— The SPEAKER: Order! The Minister for the Environment and Water will cease interjecting. The minister for infrastructure and the Minister for Home Affairs won't interject before a minister or the Prime— Ms Plibersek interjecting— The SPEAKER: The minister for the environment is warned. When I'm saying 'don't interject' and explaining the reasons why, that's definitely not the time to interject. The Prime Minister has the call.