QUESTIONS WITHOUT NOTICE

Senator WATT (Queensland—Minister for the Environment and Water) (15:00): Thanks, Senator Smith. The Albanese Labor government understands that many Australians are under pressure at the moment. That's why we're taking action by helping to address inflation and rolling out more cost-of-living relief, including higher wages and more tax cuts.

Just last month, almost 2.8 million workers on the national minimum wage and the modern award got a pay boost, and 14 million Australian taxpayers got another tax cut under this government. Our government supported the increase to the minimum wage through our submission to the Fair Work Commission. Now, we know that higher productivity is key to higher wages and living standards over the long term, and that's why turning around Australia's longstanding productivity challenge, which goes back at least 20 years, is also a key focus of the government.

We've made a lot of progress in our economy, with strong wages growth under Labor, but the job's not yet done. We know that Australian people are under pressure, and that's why we continue to take action to boost their wages, help address inflation and deliver cost-of-living relief. The PRESIDENT: Senator Smith, second supplementary?