Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Minister for Finance and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:15): I struggle to appreciate how this relates to my portfolio responsibilities, but I note that you have not pulled up the senator on this, so I will acknowledge him in relation to this matter. Obviously, as I have said in my previous answers, these are entirely matters for the WA Liberal Party organisation. Of course I am a member of the Liberal Party in the great state of Western Australia— The PRESIDENT: Pause the clock. Senator Wong, on a point of order? Senator Wong: It is a point of order on direct relevance. Senator CORMANN: The question was out of order. Senator WONG: The question is in order. I am happy to have a discussion about the standing orders if you wish, but that is not what I am raising. There is only one question. It does not go to the Liberal Party branch in WA. It goes to what discussions this minister had in relation to the arrangements to which he has referred in a public statement with the Prime Minister. The PRESIDENT: I accept your point of order. Whilst it is getting very close to not being relevant, it is in relation to a discussion with the Prime Minister. It is not directly related to his portfolio, but the minister has made statements to that effect. Minister? Senator CORMANN: Let me be very explicit. Firstly, these are matters that are of course entirely within the purview of the WA Liberal organisation. Let me confirm for Senator Sterle, given his great interest in these matters, that I had absolutely no reason to discuss these matters with the Prime Minister because these are not my areas of responsibility at a national level. These are entirely matters for the WA Liberal Party organisation.