Senator NASH (New South Wales—Deputy Leader of The Nationals in the Senate and Assistant Minister for Health) (14:27): I can again indicate to the chamber that I am well aware that there have been a range of commentary on the budget around the health measures since the budget was introduced. I know that there have been a range of comments around the changes to some of the current charges for healthcare provision. I have indicated to the chamber on several occasions that those decisions have been made because of the necessity to have a sustainable health system into the future. That is the priority for this government. Unlike those opposite, we do not believe— Senator Moore: Mr President, I raise a point of order on direct relevance. The minister did hear the question. It was specifically related to the comments from Associate Professor Owler. I have taken time to make this point of order and I ask you to draw the minister's attention to the particular question. The PRESIDENT: The minister still has one minute and 12 seconds remaining to address the question that was asked of her. I am listening closely to the minister's answer. The minister should address the question. Senator NASH: I have indicated to the chamber that I am very well aware of those comments. I have indicated to the chamber that there has been a change in arrangements for the Medicare payments because of the need to ensure a sustainable health system into the future. I will continue to answer— Senator Wong: Mr President, on the point of order: direct relevance is the point of order. The question is about whether a woman would be deterred from accessing life-saving early diagnosis in the case of suspected breast cancer. It is a very serious question. The minister should return to the answer. The PRESIDENT: At the one minute 12 mark remaining in the question I did draw the minister's attention to the question. The minister has 54 seconds remaining to address the question. Senator Wong: Are you going to continue to make light of this? Senator NASH: The Leader of the Opposition would well know that I certainly am not making light of this. The Leader of the Opposition just asked me if I am going to continue to make light of this. The answer to that is clearly no, because I am not making light of it in the first place. I am answering the question. Senator Wong: You can deal with the consequences of your policy! Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senators on my right and left! Order! Senator NASH: Thank you, Mr President, and I will also take the most recent interjection from the Leader of the Opposition, saying that we have to deal with the consequences of our policy. The consequences of the previous Labor government policy is an unsustainable health system. If this government does not make the changes to the policy, our children and their children will be paying for it for decades.