Senator LUDLAM (Western Australia) (14:10): My question is to the Minister for Finance, Senator Cormann. Is the minister aware of the Fairfax-Nielsen poll published today that shows an overwhelming majority, 86 per cent, of Australians think that the government's top economic priority should be job creation not budget cuts? Do you have— Honourable senators interjecting— Senator LUDLAM: Mr President, there is a lot of shrieking. The PRESIDENT: Senator Ludlam, the clock will be halted. You are entitled to be heard in silence. Senator LUDLAM: Thanks, Mr President. Senator Cormann, do you have any plan at all for employment opportunities as the mining boom in Western Australia cools? Will government senators from Western Australia be accepting the Greens' call for a by-election debate on jobs and the economy?