Senator ABETZ (Tasmania—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Minister for Employment) (14:50): The proposition that the senator puts forward is a very interesting proposition. The situation was that in the Hawke era you had a responsible Labor leadership supported by a responsible opposition. There was unanimous support in the parliament for that course of action, yet what we have from this government is Mr Shorten wheeling in frontbenchers to Senate estimates to run interference and to run defence for the CFMEU, including trying to ask questions as to why a CFMEU official, that lied on his statutory declaration— Senator Cameron interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Pause the clock. Order! Senator Lambie: Mr President, I rise on a point of order. I just simply asked Senator Abetz why they have not deregistered the CFMEU, with or without support. I just want to know why you have not used that instrument and deregistered them? Senator ABETZ: I would be very interested to see if there would be support for that in this chamber. One suspects, if there is not support for the ABCC, there clearly would not be support for deregistration. (Time expired)