Senator FIFIELD (Victoria—Minister for Communications, Minister for the Arts and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:43): As I indicated to colleagues yesterday, the government is very clearly and absolutely of the view that the ABC will always remain in government hands. Opposition senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order on my left! Senator Fifield. Senator FIFIELD: As I have been saying, as recently as a doorstop an hour or two ago, the ABC is one of the important underpinnings of media diversity in Australia. The ABC also represents a significant Commonwealth contribution to civic journalism in this country. The government absolutely supports the important work of the ABC. The PRESIDENT: Senator O'Neill, a supplementary question.