Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Minister for Finance and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:29): What I would say to Senator Pratt is: 'You really have to get a life.' You would think that the WA Labor Party lost the election. This is how you behave when you win an election—unbelievable. What Senator Pratt has said misrepresents what I actually said on the 7.30 report. It is no secret that I maintain professional and courteous relationships with three current One Nation senators represented in this chamber. That is part of my job, and I maintain courteous and professional relationships with other senators in this chamber, including Labor and Greens senators— The PRESIDENT: A point of order, Senator Wong. Senator Wong: I appreciate the long discussion about who his friends are, but Senator Cormann— Senator Ian Macdonald interjecting— Senator Wong: The point of order is direct relevance. Thank you for your assistance, Senator Macdonald, as always. The question to Senator Cormann was: why is he unable to rule out his involvement in the preference deal in the way that his colleague did? He was given an opportunity on the 7.30 report. He twice failed to do so. He has an opportunity today. The PRESIDENT: Thank you, Senator Wong. In relation to the point of order, Senator Wong, the minister did at the outset reject the premise of the question and the misrepresentation of his statement, and the minister has been relevant to the question. The question allows the minister to be fairly broad ranging in his response. Senator CORMANN: It is really interesting to see what the priorities are for the Australian Labor Party. Here we have important discussions about the future of our economy and the future of the security of our nation and all the WA Labor Party can bring into this chamber is the discussion of preferences. Let me say what I have consistently said—preference arrangements are a matter for the Liberal Party organisations. That is the way it was handled on this occasion. It is a matter of public record that the WA Liberal Party state executive made certain decisions. That is of course entirely appropriate. I have nothing further to add. The PRESIDENT: Senator Pratt, a supplementary question.