Dr CHALMERS (Rankin—Treasurer) (14:35): Yesterday's national accounts were really encouraging for Australia because they showed that we have growth which is stronger and broader, and that growth is very welcome in our economy. It's the strongest growth for almost three years, and it's stronger growth than in any other major advanced economy. It's strong growth in business investment and dwelling investment and there's a welcome uptick in market sector productivity as well. One of the reasons why these numbers were so welcome is that this provides a very strong foundation to work from as we now navigate this heightened sense of global economic uncertainty. A number of our challenges existed in the economy before the escalation of the conflict on the weekend, but, whether it's global uncertainty or our inflation challenge, we know that these international events put additional pressure on Australians. We're very focused on that as we continue to put the budget together for May. That budget in May will be all about inflation, productivity and global economic uncertainty. It will be all about rolling out the tax cuts that those opposite opposed and all about making the superannuation system stronger and fairer. Today we passed legislation to make super fairer from top to bottom. That's a very good thing. We know that there are challenges in our economy, but we face these challenges from a position of genuine economic strength. We prefer to work from that position of strength than to talk the economy down, which is all we get from those opposite. Yesterday we learned why that has been the case. Every time the shadow Treasurer talks down the Australian economy, he's been talking up his own investments. That's what was revealed yesterday in the House. I've got some additional information on this. The SPEAKER: Order! We'll get to it. The Treasurer is just going to pause. We're going to do this in a really ordered manner. The Manager of Opposition Business is now going to be heard. Mr Tehan: The point of order goes to standing order 90, which is on reflections on members. We do not want to head down this path— Government members interjecting— Mr Tehan: No, we don't, because two can play this game. You want to be very, very careful. The SPEAKER: I'll just remind the Treasurer of that standing order. But he is entitled to answer the question any way he wishes regarding it. When he was asked about how this compares to other approaches, he'll need to refer to other answers or perhaps there are articles which he was reading yesterday about this topic. He just can't get up and give an opinion about another member, because that would be imputing motive. So I'm just going to draw the Treasurer to that part of the standing orders. We'll listen carefully to how he answers. Dr CHALMERS: Thank you, Mr Speaker. You're quite right that this was reported in the Guardian and the Australian Financial Review. The SPEAKER: Order! The member for Berowra is on his feet. People can take points of order in the moment when it's occurring, but we're just not going to have a free-for-all on this. Mr Leeser: Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to standing order 68. The member for Goldstein has given a personal explanation on this matter to correct the misrepresentation, and I ask you to draw the member's attention to that because they're repeating the matter contained. I ask you to intervene on that. The SPEAKER: I did give guidance to the Treasurer beforehand, and he will take that into consideration. The matter was dealt with yesterday at the conclusion of question time—not in the most appropriate way, but we did deal with it. So I want the Treasurer to be very specific, rather than giving any opinions about this matter. Dr CHALMERS: Thank you, Mr Speaker. Actually, what I'm about to say refers to the personal explanation that was given yesterday, so I appreciate the prompt from the shadow minister. What the shadow Treasurer said yesterday was: I can inform the House that on Monday I submitted a statement of declaration that I had removed those shares, but it has not been published. I have here the shadow Treasurer's Register of Members' Interests, which shows that that was not submitted until today, 5 March 2026. Government members interjecting— The SPEAKER: We'll hear the point of order. The Treasurer will pause. Order, members on my right! Mr Hastie: This point of order is on relevance. The member for Hunter asked about the recent economic figures and what they mean for the budget. He then asked the Treasurer to compare their economic plan with other approaches, not delve into people's financial arrangements. The SPEAKER: Resume your seat. For the benefit of the House, the question did contain the question, 'How does this compare to other approaches?' so that is why the Treasurer is being directly relevant. Dr CHALMERS: Thank you, Mr Speaker. The contrast I'm drawing is this: we are working hard on the economic challenges that we confront together, but we also recognise Australia's economic strengths; those opposite keep talking the Australian economy down. We are optimistic about the future, even if they are not. To paraphrase the late, great Dennis Cometti, the shadow Treasurer came into the week optimistically; he finishes the week misty-optically. That's what we're seeing with the shadow Treasurer.