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) (14:48): I haven't said that, Senator Hanson, but I caught a small part of your press conference where that was put to you, this morning, and you confirmed that seven million Australians would be eligible to withdraw money out of their superannuation.

I think the journalists asked you the question: 'Well, if seven million can do that, without any eligibility around that, to pay rent or to pay a mortgage, then isn't that inflationary?' That was a proposition put to you in a press conference. People have different views about that, but, depending on a whole range of factors, there is the potential for that to be inflationary.

But I had not used that. I am simply standing here, saying, 'We will protect superannuation from those who want to end superannuation.' It was built by Labor, it's been strengthened by Labor, and One Nation, clearly, from the policy announced today, want to weaken it. The PRESIDENT: I advise the chamber that Senator Babet has passed the next question to Senator Roberts.