Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Attorney-General, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:22): Senator Hanson-Young I was trying to explain to you— Senator Ian Macdonald: Why are you so racist about Nauru? Senator BRANDIS: in as simple terms as possible that we have had this matter tested— The PRESIDENT: Excuse me, Attorney-General. Senator Macdonald, you will need to withdraw that remark. Senator Ian Macdonald: I withdraw. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Macdonald. Senator BRANDIS: Senator Hanson-Young, I was trying to explain to you that this issue that you raise was tested, argued and finally determined by the High Court last month. A majority of the judges—four of the seven—reached the conclusion, as a matter of fact and as a matter of law, that I have referred you to. In relation to what Australia is responsible for, Australia is responsible for and has been responsible for, in the life of the coalition government, dealing with the legacy caseload inherited from the Labor Party, under whose administration 8,000 children passed through the detention network in six years, a number that peaked at 1,992. There remain only 34.