Hon ANDREW LITTLE: I have not disparaged nurses in this country, who do an absolutely outstanding job, and I had the great privilege of meeting a group of them last week to talk about the experiences that they're having at the moment with the incredible pressure that they're under. But I simply make the point that at a time when the Government is working very hard to lift pay and conditions for all health workers—including significant pay increases for nurses, compared to, you know, the previous nine years when nurse pay went backwards in real terms—and having reached an agreement with the union representing most nurses, that that union then walks out of the agreement and then later complains that not enough is being done to lift nurse pay. I stand by the actions of this Government to work very hard to make sure that nurses get paid fairly for the work that they do.