Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Finance and Deregulation) (14:23): If Senator Cormann wants to talk about destroying jobs, I suggest he go to Queensland and talk to Premier Newman and the thousands of public servants he said he would not sack and is now proposing to sack. He wants to ask about jobs. How many jobs have been created since we came to government? How much investment is there? Senator Brandis: Mr President, I rise on a point of order. You heard the question. You should rule that comments on what may or may not be happening in the Queensland Public Service bear no relevance whatsoever, directly or indirectly, to a question about Treasury modelling of the carbon tax. Senator Jacinta Collins: Mr President, on the point of order: once again I need to raise the habit that Senator Brandis seems to be continuing again today. He reframes the question. He narrows it to the one thing that has stuck in his mind, rather than the broader question that, it seems, has been asked time and time again. Senator Wong is referring to— Senator Brandis: The Queensland Public Service, you goose! Senator Jacinta Collins: It seems Senator Brandis will not even allow someone to conclude their comments on a point of order. Senator Wong is referring to the Treasury modelling and, indeed, the impact on the economy and jobs. She has done that in relation to the principal question and the first supplementary. If she were allowed to continue, you might get some of the question answered. The PRESIDENT: Order! The minister has been going 13 seconds. I do draw the minister's attention to the question. You have 47 seconds remaining. Senator WONG: The reality is that we have seen some announcements in the mining sector in relation to job cuts, and the thoughts of those on this side of the chamber are with the workers and families affected by— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, you are entitled to be heard in silence. Order! Senator Wong, continue. Senator WONG: Thank you, Mr President. The thoughts of people on this side of the chamber are with the workers and families who are affected by those decisions. Unlike those opposite, we would not seek to make political mileage of it. Unlike those opposite, we will focus on the sound economic management which has seen Australia with the lowest unemployment of almost any advanced economy and has seen the economy grow by 11 per cent and private investment at the highest level as a share of GDP in 40 years.