Senator COLBECK (Tasmania—Minister for Tourism and International Education and Minister Assisting the Minister for Trade and Investment) (14:34): I thank Senator McKenzie— Opposition senators interjecting— Senator COLBECK: The recreational fishers were in the building this morning and someone has obviously left the lid off the fish and chips after lunch today, I tell you! Senator Sterle interjecting— Senator COLBECK: Read the Hansard later, Senator Sterle. International education provides a wealth of opportunities not just for students but also for the society more generally. We understand that international students offer a bridge between nations and we have seen great examples of that. In fact, in the last week when I was— Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order on my left! Senator COLBECK: Last week when I was in Indonesia I had the opportunity to visit a number of Australian alumni who were— Senator Jacinta Collins interjecting— Senator COLBECK: Unfortunately, Senator Collins, I was not in Indonesia the week before the last Senate question time— The PRESIDENT: Ignore the interjections, minister. Senator COLBECK: There was an opportunity for me to meet with alumni from Australia and also a number of representatives from Indonesia who had studied here in Australia, and the relationships that that has built and the opportunities to build that bridge between the two nations has been extremely important— An honourable senator interjecting— Senator COLBECK: Senator, if you believe that a business trip taking 54 Australian industry players to Indonesia for Australian Business Week is a joke, you ought to give up. This was a very important delegation taken by the Australian government to Indonesia last week to promote Australian business and education into the Indonesian market— (Time expired)