Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Minister for Finance, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:47): I think it's always prudent not to believe everything you read in the newspaper. I would refer you to my consistent statements in recent weeks. I have always made the point that of course we're prepared to engage constructively with those non-government senators who want to engage with us in relation to policy issues of concern to them and their constituents. It's a matter of public record that Senator Canavan and I sat down in Perth with Senator Patrick and we went into some detail in explaining the policy positions that we've adopted in the past to help bring down the price of gas in Australia— The PRESIDENT: Senator Watt, on a point of order. Senator Watt: On relevance, Mr President: we've let Senator Cormann go for some time, but he hasn't addressed this statement from Senator Patrick that there is a written guarantee. That's what we want to know about and that's what we want him to table. The PRESIDENT: I'm listening very carefully to the minister. I cannot instruct him on how to answer a question or the content of it, so long as he's being directly relevant to a question or its terms. I believe that at this stage Senator Cormann is being directly relevant. Senator CORMANN: It's a matter of public record that we have engaged constructively with Centre Alliance senators in relation to the government's long-standing commitment to bring down the price of electricity and to continue to bring down the price of gas in the domestic market. Senator Gallagher: You're not telling the truth! Senator CORMANN: I'm not even allowed to answer the question. Today is a day for the Senate to deal with income tax cuts. Of course, the government will continue to work with all senators prepared to engage with us constructively on other policy matters. As the government makes relevant decisions, the relevant announcements will be made. The PRESIDENT: Senator Watt, a supplementary question.