QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:32): How could the Australian people trust an opposition that, no less than five times, has been opposed to tax cuts for working Australians? Let us just remember that it is this opposition that has tried to stand in the way of lower taxes for working Australians.

It's very, very clear. That is what those opposite have done. And this is not a new position, because we remember that, under Senator Hume, also known as the senator— Senator Hume: On relevance, I think it's more appropriate for the Leader of the Government in the Senate to apologise to those women rather than abuse them.

The PRESIDENT: Senator Hume, that is not a point of order. Minister Wong, please resume. Senator WONG: Labor senators have worked to deliver lower taxes for 13 million Australians.

You, Senator Hume, also known as the 'senator for higher taxes', have not only today voted for lower taxes for working people but also went to the election wanting higher taxes for working people. So we all know where your priorities are.