Senator BRANDIS (Queensland—Attorney-General, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:26): Senator McAllister, for the reasons I explained in answer to your colleague Senator Cameron's question, I'm not going to go into any factual matters in relation to the case, other than to say that on the basis of Solicitor-General advice, the government is confident of the Deputy Prime Minister's position. That being said, I first became aware of the matter late on Thursday afternoon, and I think that was shortly after the government became aware. The PRESIDENT: Senator McAllister, a supplementary question.