Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Finance and Deregulation) (15:08): This government is investing in South Australia. Those opposite want to take that investment out. This government seeks to support jobs and seeks to ensure that the economic settings enable jobs to be created. Eight hundred thousand jobs have been created since we came to government. What do those opposite want to do? Talk down the economy—that is what you want to do, because you think it is in your political interests. If the senator is really a South Australian who cares about his state, where is he when Mr Abbott says he is going to take $1 billion GST from South Australia? Deathly silence over there, Senator. Complete silence. The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, resume your seat. Senator Brandis is on his feet. Senator Brandis: Mr President, on a point of order: I submit to you that an answer which abuses Senator Edwards and abuses the opposition is not responsive to a question: 'What is your government doing about retail jobs in South Australia?' That was the question: what are you—the government—doing about retail jobs in South Australia? The PRESIDENT: The minister is answering the question. The minister has 19 seconds remaining. Senator WONG: Well, if you took $1 billion out of the South Australian economy I suspect that might have an effect on retail. If you sacked one-quarter of the state's public servants I suspect that might have an effect on retail. Crocodile tears over there, Senator, and everybody knows it.