Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Attorney-General, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:06): I addressed that yesterday. As the commission itself has said, there is absolutely no reason for you to assert that, because it made a determination in relation to the hospitality industry, it will make a determination of a similar or like character in relation to any other industry. I know the lying machine of the Labor Party is trying to spread that story around the place, but it is not true. Senator Wong: With respect, I ought not to have to stand for that—'lying machine of the Labor Party'. Are you going to allow that to stand, Mr President? It is suggesting every member of the Labor Party lies. That is the suggestion. The PRESIDENT: On the point of order, Attorney-General. Senator BRANDIS: I am not suggesting that every member of the Labor Party or any individual member of the Labor Party is a liar. What I am suggesting is that the Labor Party as an organisation is a lying machine. The PRESIDENT: Order! References to that have stood in the past. What I will also do, Senator Wong, in relation to that matter is reflect upon that. My understanding—and I have in fact witnessed that here in this chamber on many occasions—is references from both sides have been made to collective groups in that manner before. Again, I will reflect, and I will come back to the chamber if I need to. On the same point of order, Senator Wong? Senator Wong: Yes, just to clarify. I appreciate that you are doing us the courtesy of reflecting. I do invite you to consider whether simply calling all of the coalition a 'lying machine' is the sort of debate we want in this chamber, which according to the misleader of the government, as I have called him, is an appropriate way of describing the Labor Party. The PRESIDENT: My personal view is that those remarks should never be used. However, I have to go on precedent, and I have to go on what the standing orders allow. Again, I will reflect upon that, and I will come back to the chamber if I need to. Attorney-General, you have the call. Senator BRANDIS: There are few sights more absurd than Senator Wong on her high horse. Mr President, through you: Senator Urquhart, if you are so sensitive about this matter, why is your party voting against legislation to outlaw corrupting benefits? You are committed to doing that. That is the position that you have taken. Senator Kim Carr: Who said that? Senator BRANDIS: So you are going to support the government's legislation? You are going to support Senator Michaelia Cash's legislation? Opposition senators interjecting— Senator BRANDIS: I hope you do, but I will be surprised if I ever see it. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Would both sides come to order. If both sides would settle and come to order.