Senator ABETZ (Tasmania—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Minister for Employment) (14:24): Mr President, can I thank the honourable senator for her character assessment. It is something that she is well known for in handing out character assessments to everybody but herself. In relation to the heinous suggestion that I and/or the government are seeking to punish people, can I say that we absolutely repudiate that. It was as a result of Australian Labor-Green policies that we saw 1,200 people drown at sea. That is disgusting. That is horrific. That is what we on this side were able to stop. We are pleased and thankful that we were able to achieve that. The PRESIDENT: Order! Minister. Pause the clock. Senator Canavan on a point of order. Senator Canavan: I rise on a point of order, Mr President. Senator Whish-Wilson swore and I would ask him to withdraw that comment. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! On both sides. In relation to these points of order there is another opportunity, if you feel as though you have been misrepresented or if you feel as though matters have not been said to your satisfaction, to raise them elsewhere. Senator Wong interjecting— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order, Senator Wong! Order! On both sides. Points of order of this nature are not necessarily relevant to question time. Points of order should be about the actual conduct of question time. Could I ask all senators to respect each other in this place and to not use labels, names or innuendos. It would help everyone, and it is probably befitting of the position of being a senator. Senator Whish-Wilson, in the same spirit that I asked Senator Bernardi, if you feel as though you have said anything that is unparliamentary, I would ask you to withdraw. Order! Senator Heffernan, I am dealing with another matter at the moment. Senator Whish-Wilson: I withdraw any profanity I may have said, Mr President. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Whish-Wilson. Senator Heffernan on a point of order. Senator Heffernan: I withdraw. The PRESIDENT: Let us now come back to the serious nature of question time. I call the minister. Minister. Senator ABETZ: Mr President, not knowing the full details of the situation of which the honourable senator speaks, let me just speculate that, if a person is in Nauru, chances are they engaged a criminal to advance their cause and we do not support— (Time expired)