Senator ABETZ (Tasmania—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Minister for Employment) (14:40): Compared to what was on offer under the previous state Labor government, clearly that which the Hodgman government is seeking to deliver is a lot better than what was in place before—namely, nothing. So we do not deal with these things in a vacuum. In relation to the federal component, as I said, we are looking into this. It is a matter of concern. Mr President, as you would personally know, being part of the dynamic Tasmanian Liberal team in Canberra, we, all of us, are working together to achieve a landing in relation to the Freight Equalisation Scheme. I note that the member for Lyons has in fact been in the media in recent days absolutely— The PRESIDENT: Pause the clock. A point of order, Senator Lambie? Senator Lambie: The point of order is that all I want to know is— The PRESIDENT: The point of order is on relevance, Senator Lambie? Senator Lambie: Relevance. I just wanted a simple yes or no on the statement regarding the disbenefits of a direct international service. That is all I want to know. Yes or no: do you agree there should be a direct international service? The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Lambie. I think the minister was answering that component of your question. Minister. Senator ABETZ: A lot of exporters are saying that they would like support to get their export product from Tasmania to Melbourne so that they would have an array and choice of international shipping services. (Time expired)