Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Attorney-General, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:26): Well, Senator Reynolds, I had begun to tell you. We introduced a bill, we offered to negotiate with the Labor Party to accommodate any legitimate concerns they had— Senator Cameron interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Cameron! Senator BRANDIS: and they refused to engage in a good faith discussion with us. Last night the government authorised the release of an exposure draft of a marriage amendment bill which will form the basis of a community discussion as to how, in the unlikely event that there is now a plebiscite, the matter would come before the parliament. Can I, in closing, appeal to the crossbench. It is not too late, Senator Hinch and other members of the crossbench, to reconsider your position, to give Australians the marriage equality you say they deserve, and to give it to them within four months by supporting this bill. Senator Cameron: Yes, throw a lifebelt to Malcolm Turnbull! Throw him a lifebelt! The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Cameron, you have interjected on every question so far. Please desist.