Senator McGRATH (Queensland—Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) (16:26): I seek leave to make a short statement. The DEPUTY PRESIDENT: Leave is granted for one minute. Senator McGRATH: The government opposes this motion, which is based on a false premise. The coalition government has no policy to privatise the ABC. The coalition government's policy is to retain public ownership of the ABC. The coalition government will never privatise the ABC. Any suggestion otherwise is completely untrue.