Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Leader of the Government in the Senate, Minister for Finance, Special Minister of State and Vice-President of the Executive Council) (14:55): I wonder whether the next question is going to be about Mr Shorten's $17,000 freebie where he went snorkelling around the Great Barrier Reef. I think that's where Mr Shorten is alleged to have made certain commitments. He didn't make or did make—we still don't know; he was his typical shifty self. Senator Jacinta Collins: My point of order is, of course, relevance. The minister knows what the question is. Trying to sledge the Leader of the Opposition is not answering the question. The PRESIDENT: The minister has a minute and 30 seconds to come to the answer of the question. Senator CORMANN: I'm not aware of all of the activities undertaken by the particular foundation. What I am aware of, because I happened to watch the interview with Geoff Cousins on the 7.30 Report, is when Mr Cousins laid out in great detail the alleged commitments that Bill Shorten made to him and then reneged on. The PRESIDENT: Senator Watt on a point of order. Senator Watt: Again, relevance—the minister is answering a question that I haven't even asked. He's anticipating what other questions might be. Perhaps he could actually stick to this question and answer it properly. The PRESIDENT: The minister is entitled to address part of the question. The minister has a minute and eight seconds left to answer the question. Senator CORMANN: I don't know why the Labor Party is so obsessed with a $443 million investment in the health of the Great Barrier Reef, which they supported. Minister Shorten goes up to the Great Barrier Reef and goes snorkelling on a $17,000— The PRESIDENT: I have Senator Cameron on a point of order. Senator Cameron: This is on relevance. I know Senator Cormann deals with the miners and the bankers, but $444 million is big money in any of these and it's been given away. He should answer the question. The PRESIDENT: That wasn't quite a point of order. As you rose to your feet, I considered the minister to be relevant, talking about the grant. Senator CORMANN: On this side of the chamber, we care about the reef, which is why we're making a $443 million investment. Clearly the Leader of the Opposition does not care about the reef. The only thing he's interested in doing is going on a $17,000 freebie snorkelling tour and making promises to Mr Geoff Cousins which he then reneges on. I would say to the Australian people: you can't trust a word that Mr Shorten promises. Just go and ask Geoff Cousins. Mr Shorten took his freebies, went snorkelling and then dudded Mr Cousins. The PRESIDENT: Senator Watt, a supplementary question.