Senator DI NATALE (Victoria—Leader of the Australian Greens) (14:17): Minister, we've also heard that the environment department found that Adani may have been negligent because it did not disclose its CEO's history of causing serious environmental harm in Zambia. Minister, people right across Australia—and I have to say there are a lot of them in Batman, lots and lots of them—don't want that mine to go ahead. There are a lot of them. The evidence is now overwhelming. Minister, why shouldn't we overturn approval for this dirty, jobs-destroying coalmine? Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Stop the clock. Senator Di Natale, please resume your seat. Senators around the chamber— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Macdonald on a point of order. Senator Ian Macdonald: I raise a point of order. The Democrats have been known for doing this for a long time, but it is getting worse. They take—sorry, the Greens. Honourable senators interjecting— Senator Ian Macdonald: Well, Andrew Bartlett's party. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Di Natale, I'm hearing Senator Macdonald on a point of order. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order on my left! It's only Wednesday. Senator Ian Macdonald: Mr President, the Greens political party are now making a habit, particularly on broadcast day, of having a one-minute exposure of their ridiculous policies, and I do ask you to look into the question of asking questions. The two questions that Senator Di Natale has asked so far could have been asked right at the beginning of the thing, rather than having a one-minute preamble about the Greens political party's ridiculous policies. The PRESIDENT: Senator Macdonald, I understand that flexibility has always been given to senators to preface their questions. There was a question at the conclusion of the preface. Senator Di Natale, I'm going to ask you to ask the second half of the question again, because I could not hear it. Senator Di Natale: Could I take a point of order on that: could you ask the senator from the United Australia Party for a translation of what just transpired here? The PRESIDENT: That's not a point of order, Senator Di Natale. Can you ask the second part of your question again, because I got as far as the word 'Batman'? Senator Wong interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong, please. Senator Di Natale: Should I take it from the top? The PRESIDENT: No. I need to take note for subsequent points of order. I got as far as that. Please continue the second part of your question. Senator DI NATALE: I was reminding the minister of the many thousands of people in the seat of Batman, along with people right across Australia, who don't want the Adani coalmine to go ahead. Now that we have overwhelming evidence— Senator Ian Macdonald: Ask a question! The PRESIDENT: Senator Macdonald! Senator DI NATALE: of the overt corruption and environmental vandalism that the Adani company is responsible for— The PRESIDENT: Return to the question, Senator Di Natale! Senator DI NATALE: why won't the minister now overturn— Government senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Colleagues on my right! There was so much noise in the chamber that I could not hear Senator Di Natale. I gave you some liberty, Senator Di Natale. You were taking slight advantage of it. Please return to the last phrase of your question, which commenced 'why'. Senator DI NATALE: Sure. Batman, Batman, Batman— The PRESIDENT: No, Senator Di Natale! I will move on if you do not return to your question. Senator DI NATALE: Okay. Why won't the minister overturn this mine, given what we know about Adani?