Senator ABETZ (Tasmania—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Minister for Employment) (14:29): In relation to each and every project, commercial decisions will be made by the various parties but, I must say, I was somewhat excited by the prospect of a $16 billion infrastructure investment in our nation, but of course that means jobs and that is why the Greens are automatically opposed to it. I say to the honourable senator that, if there is a viable $16 billion investment in the Australian resource sector, that means jobs, that means prosperity, that means wealth—it means that we have more money for the things that we need in this country. Senator Di Natale: Mr President, I rise on a point of order going to relevance. I asked very directly at the end—and I accept that there was a preamble to my question but the question was very direct—whether the Australian government had been talking to Australian banks to convince them to bankroll this project. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Di Natale. I remind the minster of the question, and he has 22 seconds in which to answer the question. Senator ABETZ: As is always their wont, there are highly charged preambles by the Australian Greens, and then they get offended when you deal with the incorrect assertions that are the preamble to the question. In relation to anybody speaking to the banks: I am not aware of that, but I will see if there is any further information that I can provide to the senator. (Time expired)