Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Minister for Finance) (14:35): Thank you very much, Mr President. What we know is that Labor were pretty hopeless in government. They are even more reckless in opposition under the leadership of Mr Shorten, because, of course, Mr Shorten is the guy that ripped $1.2 billion out of schools in Western Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland, which was never going to be sustainable and he would have known before the election that it was never going to be sustainable. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: I remind honourable senators: when there is silence we will proceed. The minister is entitled to be heard in silence. If you wish to debate it, the time to debate it is after question time, not now. Senator CORMANN: Thank you very much, Mr President. Labor's arrogance in opposition is just breathtaking. We know that their government changed— Opposition senators interjecting— Senator CORMANN: That arrogance is quite breathtaking because they left us not just with a budget in a mess but with 96 un-enacted tax bills. We have got to do your dirty work. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Cormann, resume your seat. I remind honourable senators on my left— Senator Cameron interjecting— Senator Kim Carr interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Cameron! Senator Carr! Senator CORMANN: Thank you very much, Mr President. I say it again very slowly: 96 un-enacted revenue measures which you were too lazy or too incompetent to legislate and, of course, now you are preventing the government from getting rid of a tax, which would improve the budget bottom line to the tune of $13.4 billion. Only the Labor Party can come up with a tax that left the budget worse off! And now you are stopping us from fixing your problem. (Time expired)