QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WONG (South Australia—Minister for Foreign Affairs and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:03): This is ambitious legislation that has passed the parliament in order to ensure that we give first home buyers a fair crack at the housing market, because we believe that is fair. And I note that those opposite have not been able to argue that point.

This legislation also provided tax cuts for working people—also voted against by those opposite. I note that they are not asking questions about 13 million Australians getting a tax cut. No, you don't want to talk about tax cuts.

The PRESIDENT: Senator Paterson, on a point of order? Senator Paterson: On direct relevance, I asked, 'What action did the Prime Minister take?' and I haven't heard any yet. The PRESIDENT: You're talking about legislation that passed the parliament last week, and the minister is being relevant.

Senator WONG: What I would say is that we were clear from announcement on budget night that there would be more than one tranche of legislation. The core of the reforms, the big moving parts of the reforms, were legislated in this parliament, against the opposition of those opposite. And we've made clear that there are a range of other matters where there are more tranches of legislation coming, including in relation to these grandfathering issues.

(Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Paterson, second supplementary?