Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Finance and Deregulation) (14:22): This is a government that takes fiscal responsibility very seriously. Last month we handed down a budget that sets out a plan to bring the budget back to surplus and to build capacity needed to respond to the changes occurring in the Australian economy. It is a budget focused on building Australia's future workforce, on aligning training with industry needs and making significant investments in skills. The contrast between our government and those opposite could not be starker. On this side we have a disciplined approach to the budget and a commitment to bring the budget back to surplus, which we understand requires us to make savings. On the other side we have the Tony Abbott debt truck— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Wong. Senator WONG: I withdraw. The Mr Abbott debt truck—a $10.6 billion election black hole; a climate change policy that cost $20 billion more than they have costed and that they told the Australian people; and locked savings measures of $5 billion. How embarrassing. But it has been added to by the Mr Abbott spendathon, which in part has been led by those in this chamber seeking to impose greater expenditure on the Commonwealth budget without any savings measures. And now there is this fabulous idea that they have concocted over the weekend of an $80 million plebiscite! Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: If people want to debate the issue you know that the time for that is after question time. All you are doing is wasting valuable time in question time. Senator Wong. Senator WONG: What is occurring is that the opposition comes into this chamber and proposes additional spending without any savings measures—and now they tell the Australian people that they want an $80 million opinion poll that Mr Abbott, out of his own mouth, has said he will ignore. It is an $80 million opinion poll that Mr Abbott himself has said he will ignore. (Time expired)