Senator STERLE (Western Australia) (14:51): Mr President, I ask a supplementary question. Can the Attorney-General confirm that since coming to government you have defended the rights of bigots, spent $15,000 on taxpayer-funded bookshelves, forced the communications minister to clean up your metadata mess, forced the foreign minister to clean up your Middle East muddle, bullied and interfered with the position of an independent statutory office holder, used Senate estimates to catch up on your reading and, most seriously, misled the parliament and the public about a matter of national security? The PRESIDENT: I do not believe that the last part of your question is in order, Senator Sterle, and I think it would be best if you— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: You have cast an aspersion on the minister. The other parts of your question are fine.