Senator CONROY (Victoria—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Digital Productivity) (14:02): Once again, those opposite have an opportunity to take advantage of the democratic process in this country—question time—and they could ask about any topic that they want, but as always they want to go the low road. They could ask, 'How robust is Australia's economic growth and performance?' and they would be told that we are the envy of the Western world. They could ask, 'What have you done in the health area?' and they would be told that we have significant reforms for more doctors, more nurses and more bed time. They could be asking about education; they could have the opportunity to support the single biggest reform in education— Senator Ian Macdonald: Mr President, I rise on a point of order. I ask you whether this is directly relevant to the question. The PRESIDENT: There is no point of order. Senator CONROY: They could ask a question about the levels of debt in this country, because they like to talk about it all the time, and they would be told that we have one of the lowest net debt ratios to GDP in the OECD. They could ask about our credit rating and they would be told that we have a AAA credit rating across all three of the agencies. They could ask about the unemployment rate and they would find out that we are at 5.5 per cent, well below the OECD average. They could ask about job creation. Those vandals over there were happy to see 200,000 Australians thrown on to the scrap heap, onto the dole, but this government stood firm during the global financial crisis and supported Australian families. We have, according to the February— (Time expired)