Senator FIERRAVANTI-WELLS (New South Wales—Minister for International Development and the Pacific) (14:57): Our investment in Gavi is an investment in Australia's health security and the health security and economic prosperity of our region. There is growing evidence that child immunisation can improve both the social and the economic progress of a country. Healthier children will attend school, remain in school longer and, by attending school, they will learn more and therefore assist in the economic— Senator Singh: Why did you cut the aid funding, then? Senator FIERRAVANTI-WELLS: I will take that interjection. We were not ones the ones who cut the aid. Senator Wong: Do not lie! Senator FIERRAVANTI-WELLS: You went and took $750 million out of the aid budget and put it into your failed border protection policy. Senator Wong: Do not lie! Senator FIERRAVANTI-WELLS: So do not come in here and tell us that we have taken out of the aid budget. You— The PRESIDENT: Please direct your comments to the chair, Senator Fierravanti-Wells. Senator Brandis, on a point of order. Senator Brandis: Senator Wong is simply screaming interjections across the chamber, Mr President. As you must have heard, and as I am sure everyone else in the chamber heard, she has used consistently unparliamentary language in interjecting against Senator Fierravanti-Wells. She should be required to withdraw. Indeed, she should be required to apologise. The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, on the point of order. Senator Wong: Mr President, the minister is misleading the Senate—$11 billion was cut by this government— The PRESIDENT: That is a debating point, Senator Wong. Senator Wong: She should not be allowed to mislead— The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, that is a debating point. There are other ways of addressing that. Senator Wong, I did not hear the comment that has been purported that you— Senator Wong: I withdraw. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Wong. Senator FIERRAVANTI-WELLS: When Labor were in government, they diverted $750 million from the aid budget to pay for their border protection blow-out, making the Gillard government the third largest recipient of Australian foreign aid. In the 15 months prior to the 2013 election, the former government— (Time expired) Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Cormann, on a point of order. Senator Cormann: I am sitting very close to Senator Fierravanti-Wells and I cannot hear what she is saying because of the disorderly interjections that are coming from the Leader of the Opposition. I would ask you to call her to order. The PRESIDENT: Senator Fierravanti-Wells's time had expired.