QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator GALLAGHER (Australian Capital Territory—Minister for Finance, Minister for the Public Service, Minister for Women, Minister for Government Services and Manager of Government Business in the Senate) (14:22): The government has made a number of announcements, including the partnership and working with business, and we make no apology for that. Ensuring that the economy keeps moving and functioning is an important part of our responsibility, as is looking after households, and that's why the measures the government has implemented over the last few weeks have been targeted at different areas.

I would remind Senator Waters that there is an inflation challenge in the economy at the same time, so how we target assistance matters, and the budget that we're putting together will reflect the economic circumstances of the time—as we always do. We always look at what cost-of-living support we can responsibly provide to people as we work through this time, and we will continue to do that.

The PRESIDENT: Senator Waters, second supplementary?