Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Attorney-General, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:41): I have not had the opportunity to read Mr Abbott's essay in Quadrant, but I will make sure that I do. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: On my left. Senator BRANDIS: I am, as you might expect, an avid reader of Quadrant, as most intelligent people are. I have read much of what Mr Abbott has written over many years. Senator BRANDIS: He is, of course, the author of several books and is a very good writer. I can tell you, and this was a point made by Mr Turnbull as recently as this morning in our party room meeting, the Abbott government made many, many courageous decisions which made Australia a much better place and of which we ought to be proud, and we are. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: On my left!