Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate, Vice-President of the Executive Council, Minister for Arts and Attorney-General) (14:49): I think it is a very entertaining question, but I am a little surprised that the shadow minister for defence would choose to pursue a flippant question like that—at any time, frankly, but particularly at the moment. Nevertheless, I will answer him. Senator Conroy: Sing the song. The PRESIDENT: Senator Conroy, order! Honourable senators interjecting— Senator BRANDIS: Mr President, do I have the call? I want to answer the question. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: I am not going to call the Attorney-General until there is quiet and we can hear the answer. Attorney-General, you have more than one minute and 11 seconds left. Attorney-General, you have the call. Senator BRANDIS: Thank you, Mr President. I assume I am asked this rather flippant question in my capacity as Minister for Arts. I can confirm to the honourable senator that I was recently elected a member of the Melbourne Savage Club, which is a very illustrious organisation operating in Melbourne. I think that, to the best of my recollection, I am a member of three clubs—two of which are mixed and one of which, the Savage Club, has only male members. There is nothing against the law of Australia for there to be gender-only clubs. There is nothing against the law of Australia for there to be, for example, women-only golf clubs. There is nothing against the law of Australia for there to be men-only clubs and there is nothing against the law of Australia for there to be mixed clubs—nor should there; nor is that sexist.