Senator ABETZ (Tasmania—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Minister for Employment) (14:13): We will always accept that Senator Wong and the Labor Party have the expertise when it comes to branch stacking. How in any way that could relate— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Pause the clock. Honourable senators interjecting — The PRESIDENT: On my left and my right! If everyone is all done, I will call the minister. Senator ABETZ: I do not know what the honourable senator means by the suggestion of branch stacking in circumstances— The PRESIDENT: Pause the clock. Senator Wong, a point of order? Senator Wong: On a point of order, just to assist the Leader of the Government. I am quoting the Leader of the House— The PRESIDENT: There is no point of order, Senator Wong. Senator Wong: The Leader of the House in his own party room. The PRESIDENT: There is no point of order. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: On both sides! On my right! On my left! It's going to take a long time to get through your questions today. Senator ABETZ: As I understand the situation, a branch stack is allowing every single man and woman that was elected to this parliament under the coalition banner to speak in the party room in circumstances when the Prime Minister, four days out from the election, said that this would be a decision made by not the cabinet but the coalition party room when the issue arose. The issue arose, the coalition party room discussed the matter and every single man and woman in that party room that wanted to have a say was actually given a say. This is supposed to be, and I would welcome, an informed debate, but the shouting, the catcalling and the behaviour of those on the other side who would deny their colleagues the opportunity to vote as they would like stands, I must say, in stark contradistinction to what we in the coalition party room do, and that is— Senator Wong interjecting— Senator ABETZ: And the leader interjects and says we had a six-hour debate, which of course debunks the assertion that somehow a Prime Minister— (Time expired)