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) (14:17): No, we don't agree with quotas and we do agree with targets. In the Liberal and National parties we are actually making significant progress—we're making very significant progress. Not only have we preselected Senator Linda Reynolds as No. 1 on the Senate ticket in the great state of Western Australia— Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order on my left. Senator McAllister! Senator Wong! Senator CORMANN: Not only have we preselected Senator Amanda Stoker, and not only have we reconfirmed Senator Jane Hume—we have preselected her and she is very secure. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Senator Wong! Senator Keneally! Senator CORMANN: And in Tasmania we have preselected the outstanding Claire Chandler in the No. 2 position and Hobart councillor Tanya Denison in the No. 3 position. Senator Wong interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order, Senator Wong! Senator CORMANN: Georgina Downer was re-endorsed as the Liberal candidate for the seat of Mayo. Kate Ashmor was preselected as the Liberal candidate for the seat for Macnamara. Susan McDonald was preselected for the No. 2 position on the LNP Senate ticket in Queensland—thumbs up from Senator Canavan and Senator McKenzie. We also have Conargo businesswoman Perin Davey, who was preselected to lead the Nationals ticket in New South Wales. We are getting on with it. We are preselecting outstanding women right across Australia to represent the Liberal and National parties. That's what we're doing. We are working hard to make progress in improving our position, and, of course, we all acknowledge it needs improving. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: Order! Before I call Senator Collins, if I can't hear a voice like Senator Cormann's with ears like mine, there are a lot of people in this room who will not be able to hear anything! The noise is out of control. I remind senators of the need to let their colleagues hear both the questions and the answers. Senator Collins.