Senator ABETZ (Tasmania—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Minister for Employment) (14:15): I have often said that one of the fringe benefits of being in public life is that you get free character assessments. It would be fair to say that the free character assessments are not only shared from this side with each other but of course with the other side with themselves as well, such as— Senator Wong: Mr President, I raise a point of order on relevance. The question was: Will the Prime Minister's chief of staff continue to attend cabinet, veto ministerial staff appointments and decide whether the Minister for Foreign Affairs can travel abroad? It is directly relevant to the Prime Minister's office and he represents the Prime Minister. He should answer the question. The PRESIDENT: The minister had just commenced addressing the question. The minister has 38 seconds left. Senator ABETZ: Once again, what the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate just did was provide the Senate with a truncated version of Senator Moore's question, seriously and studiously avoiding the preamble, because that was the area in which the Australian Labor Party left itself exceptionally vulnerable. Can I simply say to those opposite and to remind them that some people say: Again, what I’m going to do in terms of the leadership debate, is be consistent. And consistently, I say that I support the Prime Minister, and I support our Prime Minister because of what she’s got done in this period of the minority government. (Time expired) Senator Wong: Mr President— The PRESIDENT: I have called him to order. Senator Wong: The clock had finished some time ago. The PRESIDENT: The minister has concluded his answer.