Senator CASH (Western Australia—Assistant Minister for Immigration and Border Protection and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women) (14:52): Again, I am disappointed to say that, far from acting definitively to end these outrageous acts of violence against women, the CFMEU—aided, of course, by the Labor Party, and Senator Cameron in particular, who continues to defend them—has pulled out every stop in order to defend these violent officials. When Luke Collier was reprimanded publicly for abusing a workplace inspector in expletive-laden— Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: On my right. Senator CASH: and sexually intimidating terms, CFMEU secretary Dave Noonan issued a press release defending the behaviour and saying: Swearing on building sites is nothing new … When evidence of Shaun Reardon's late-night harassing calls was revealed and White Ribbon Australia stripped him of his anti-domestic-violence ambassadorship, the CFMEU pushed White Ribbon to reinstate him. And, despite this, the CFMEU and the Labor Party— The PRESIDENT: Pause the clock. Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order on my right! Senator Wong, I also have Senator Cameron on his feet, but if— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Just—order! Senator Wong, do you have a point of order? Senator Wong: I would ask the Acting Leader of the Government in the Senate to withdraw that interjection. The PRESIDENT: I did not hear it. Senator Wong: I will not put it on Hansard, but, as the acting leader, he should do the decent thing. Senator Brandis interjecting— Senator Wong: About Senator Cameron—you made a very disparaging remark about him. Senator Brandis: I meant it, too. Senator Ian Macdonald: It's probably truthful. The PRESIDENT: Order on my right! Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: It does not help to have senators interjecting from both sides. Senator Wong? Senator Wong: I have given him the opportunity. The Acting Leader of the Government in the Senate stated that Senator Cameron was a defender of violence against women, and I ask him to withdraw. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order on my right and my left! Senator Ian Macdonald: Like the member for Cook that Senator McLucas used to employ. The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Macdonald! Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: This is not helping, Senators. Senator Conroy: Time for some stress leave, Macca. The PRESIDENT: And you're not helping either, Senator Conroy. Senator Brandis, I did not hear the comment. Senator Wong has made that allegation. I will invite you to withdraw that comment if that comment was indeed made. Senator Brandis: Well, if you wish me to withdraw it, Mr President, I will. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Brandis. Senator Cameron: Mr President, I raise a point of order. I am being accused of supporting and defending actions that I have never supported or ever defended. The PRESIDENT: Senator Cameron— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Cameron: So those allegations are disorderly and should be withdrawn. The PRESIDENT: Senator Cameron— Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: On my right—you are not assisting. Senator Cameron, there is an opportunity, if you feel as though you have been misrepresented, to raise that at another juncture. So that was not a point of order for question time, Senator Cameron. The minister has five seconds in which to conclude her answer unless she has concluded her answer. Senator CASH: I would ask Senator Cameron, then, to stand up and denounce each and every action and personally name all CFMEU members involved. (Time expired) Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: On my right! Senator Cameron: Mr President, I raise a point of order. I have been asked to stand up and denounce violence against women. I totally denounce any violence, in any shape or form, and any violence against women. Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order on my right! Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Cameron, I understand the pressure that you were placed under then, but that is not the right place to make that remark and there are other places where that can be addressed, Senator Cameron. Senator Jacinta Collins: She made the invitation! The PRESIDENT: Order! I will take Senator Bernardi next. Senator Bernardi: Mr President, I do take a point of order on the fact that Senator Cameron is clearly trying to disrupt question time. I am really interested in the question, and I would like to hear— The PRESIDENT: There is no point of order, Senator Bernardi. And, Senator Collins, your interjection invites a response from me also. There is no cause for a minister or anyone for that matter to have to respond or withdraw a question asked of another senator during the answer.