Senator NASH (New South Wales—Deputy Leader of The Nationals in the Senate and Assistant Minister for Health) (14:04): I say to the senator that the government are having to assess a range of programs and projects across government because of the situation that you left the nation in at the end of your term in government. When we look at the waste and mismanagement from the other side, who can forget— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! With the level of noise in the chamber I cannot hear the response of the minister. The minister is entitled to be heard in silence. The minister. Senator NASH: Thank you, Mr President. If it were not for the previous government's economic mismanagement, we would not have to be doing the current assessments. We only have to look at things like the waste of around $60 million for the carbon tax advertising. Senator Moore: Mr President, I raise a point of order on relevance. The question was about the promise, and we have not heard an answer from the minister. The PRESIDENT: There is no point of order. The minister is answering the question. The minister will continue with 22 seconds remaining. The minister. Senator NASH: Thank you, Mr President. Those on the other side might not like the answer, but I am certainly answering the question. The waste and mismanagement that we saw from the previous government has— Senator Wong: Mr President, I raise a point of order, again on relevance. The question was about the Prime Minister's commitment. How can what is being answered possibly be relevant to that question? The PRESIDENT: Order! There is no point of order. The minister is addressing the question. The minister still has 14 seconds remaining. The minister. Senator NASH: Thank you, Mr President. As I said, if it were not for the previous government's mismanagement of this economy, we would not be having to take the steps that we are in this new government.