Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Minister for Finance and the Public Service, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:55): I addressed these issues in some detail yesterday. As I indicated yesterday, there is never, ever a place for bullying in any workplace. We do work in a particular workplace, where exchanges of views and seeking to convince each other of the merits of our arguments on policy and personnel is part of our core business. From time to time we go through difficult periods. The Labor Party has gone through difficult periods throughout its history, we've gone through some more challenging periods throughout our history and I suspect that the same will be the case in the future. So, what I would suggest to Senator McAllister and others who are trying to opportunistically deal with these issues right now—those in glass houses— The PRESIDENT: Senator McAllister on a point of order? Senator McAllister: It goes to direct relevance. I'm asking whether the Prime Minister is telling MPs that the bullying they've been exposed to did not occur, and Senator Cormann is yet to really respond to that question. The PRESIDENT: I cannot instruct the minister on how to answer the question. I am listening carefully. I do believe he is being directly relevant to the question, but I will continue to listen carefully. Senator CORMANN: The Prime Minister has made clear, I've made clear and many senior colleagues have made clear that there's absolutely no place for bullying in any workplace—not in ours, not in others. There is of course a place for us to engage in debate in relation to the issues in relation to matters of policy— (Time expired)