Senator CASH (Western Australia—Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women) (14:11): I thank Senator Carr for the question, because what it gives me the opportunity to do in particular is to highlight exactly what this government is doing—unlike the former government—which is, obviously, delivering the infrastructure— Senator Moore: Mr President, I raise a point of order on direct relevance. Maybe the minister has found the page now, but I will continue with the point of relevance: it is a very specific question about the decision to fund the Victorian Liberal government for the East West road project without the preliminary process and not an opportunity to preach on what had happened before. The PRESIDENT: The minister had barely commenced her answer. Senator CASH: In terms of the East West Link, I can confirm that the Australian government is investing over $7.6 billion in infrastructure projects in Victoria from 2013-14 to 2018-19. The Australian federal government and the Victorian government signed a national partnership agreement which includes the construction of the East West Link and a $3 billion Australian government contribution to the project. I would have thought that was actually a significant contribution by the federal government. Senator Moore: Mr President, again, I have a point of order on direct relevance: the question relates to the assessment of the business case of the East West project. The minister has given us a litany of what was spent and nothing to do with the business case. The PRESIDENT: I will remind the minister of the detail of the question. The minister has one minute and eight seconds left in which to answer the question. Senator CASH: I think the bigger question actually is whether or not the Victorian government— Senator Moore: Mr President, again, I have a point of order on direct relevance: we do not want the bigger question, we actually want the answer to the question that Senator Carr asked. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Moore, the point of order you raised six seconds ago was correct. I have reminded the minister, but I cannot agree with your point of order now—she has had only six seconds on her feet. I think we have to give the minister a little longer to determine whether she is going to answer the question. Senator CASH: Quite frankly, I think Labor feigns indignation because if they were particularly concerned about the East West Link and about protecting government interests in their project, maybe they might want to ask their Victorian state colleagues why they are doing everything in their power to pay $1.2 billion— Senator Wong: Mr President, I rise on a point of order on relevance. It was a very simple question, and the question was whether the minister representing the Minister for Infrastructure could confirm that the money was paid without an assessment of the business case or the project's cost-benefit ratio. That is the only question, and she has consistently avoided that question. Senator Ian Macdonald: Mr President, I want to respond to the point of order. I want to help the Labor Party by explaining why they are wrong, and I want to help them because clearly they have run out of questions and they are going to take up time by making frivolous point of order. The PRESIDENT: That is not a point of order, Senator Macdonald. On Senator Wong's point of order, I remind the minister that she has 45 seconds left in which to answer the question, and I do remind her of the detail of the question. Senator CASH: Maybe those on the other side could show a little bit more concern and talk to their own colleagues in Victoria about why they want to spend $1.2 billion on not building a road.