Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Attorney-General, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:20): Senator Di Natale, I reject that entirely. I reject that entirely, and it has also been rejected, by the way, by the AEMO, which investigated the matter and said: A number of wind turbine generators in the mid-north of SA exhibited a reduction in power or disconnected as the number of faults grew. … … … The significance of the event and the intensity of review has brought to the fore a range of broader issues associated with the changing generation mix across the NEM— the network— The generation mix now includes more non-synchronous and inverter-connected plant, which has different characteristics to conventional plant and uses active control systems to ride through disturbances. The growing proportion of this type of generating plant within the generation portfolio is leading to more periods with low inertia and low available fault levels— The PRESIDENT: Pause the clock. Order! Senator Di Natale on a point of order? Senator Di Natale: A point of order on relevance, Mr President: my question stated specifically that there was independent advice provided to the Prime Minister, which he ignored. He went on to make false assertions about the role of renewable energy in South Australia's power blackouts. I point Senator Brandis to that independent advice and ask him why the Prime Minister ignored it. Senator Ian Macdonald: On the point of order, Mr President—perhaps it is another point of order—was the supplementary question in any way related to the original question? The PRESIDENT: I will deal with Senator Macdonald's point of order first. I have noticed in recent months—in fact, probably in recent years—that supplementary questions have not strictly been related to the primary question exactly. However, I have allowed a lot of latitude and I think that is something that I will continue to allow, because it is on topic although not directly related to the primary question. So, Senator Macdonald, in that sense you are right, but I have allowed this to happen for some time. In relation to the first point of order, Senator Di Natale, apart from your preamble, your sole question was: can you explain why the Prime Minister lied to the Australian people? The Attorney-General up-front rejected that, so the Attorney-General has been relevant to your direct question. Attorney-General, you have the call. Senator BRANDIS: I am simply pointing out to you, Senator Di Natale, that the Australian Energy Market Operator's analysis supported what the Prime Minister had to say. (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Di Natale, a final supplementary question?