Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate, Vice-President of the Executive Council, Minister for Arts and Attorney-General) (14:59): I do acknowledge Senator O'Neill that Senator Bernardi is a senior senator. Senator Bernardi has graced this chamber for more than a decade with his presence and his intelligence and his wit. Senator Fifield interjecting— Senator BRANDIS: And his charm; quite right, Senator Fifield. Senator Bernardi is a very charming person, I agree. But I am a little taken aback, Senator O'Neill, at the suggestion that Senator Bernardi has overtaken me on the left of the ideological spectrum. Senator Fifield: It was only a matter of time! Senator BRANDIS: Senator Fifield, hush. I see by the look of rye bemusement on his face that Senator Bernardi himself is a little taken aback by that proposition. Suffice it to say, Senator, that 18C is off the table.