Senator CORMANN (Western Australia) (14:20): My question is to the Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Senator Wong. I remind the minister of Labor's strident demand five years ago: 'This reckless spending must stop.' Can the minister confirm reports that Labor's own record in government has been more than $33 billion of new spending commitments just over the past three years alone, including $1.6 billion of new spending announced last month in its most recent Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook?