Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Finance and Deregulation) (14:52): I do not wish to be rude to the senator but that was actually the question I answered previously. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! This is not the time to debate it. Senator WONG: I am happy to briefly reprise some of the answer but it is the same question as Senator Brandis asked me. Senator Brandis: Mr President, on a point of order on direct relevance: it is not the opposition's fault if the minister does not understand the question. Senator Boswell's question was specifically directed to modelling. The PRESIDENT: There is no point of order. There still remains one minute and 45 seconds in which the minister can address the question. Senator WONG: In the government's view the report released by the MCA on the impact of the carbon price on the Australian economy significantly overstates the costs to the economy of carbon pricing. I have gone through the reasons, in my answer to Senator Brandis, why that is the case, which include the assumptions around international trade and the assumptions around the carbon price that proceed from those. So I am not really sure—through you, Mr President—how much more assistance I can provide. I could read out precisely the same details that I read out on the previous occasion if the senator really wants, but I think the key issue is that the government does not agree, for the reasons I have outlined previously, with the findings of the modelling commissioned by the Minerals Council. The government stands by the Treasury modelling, which confirms that Australia will continue to enjoy strong economic growth under a carbon price. Senator Brandis: Mr President, on a point of order: before the minister sits down, the point of order is this. Senator Boswell asked when the government would release its modelling. You know, Mr President, that the minister did not touch on that issue in her answer. She has 44 seconds. She seems to have been bringing her answer to completion. You ought to direct her to address the question she was asked. The PRESIDENT: I understand the minister has completed her answer to the question. It is very difficult to take a point of order after the minister has sat down.