Senator CORMANN (Western Australia—Minister for Finance, Vice-President of the Executive Council and Leader of the Government in the Senate) (14:12): As I indicated yesterday, I fundamentally disagree with some of the views that he has expressed and that you have now related to the chamber. In fact, I object to those views. But I would also make the general point to just further what I've indicated in the primary answer—and I've written this in the letter to the Senate President earlier today too—that the government fundamentally believes in and supports the principles of freedom of thought, speech, expression and association. It is those freedoms which underpin a strong and healthy democracy. Senator Keneally: My point of order is one of direct relevance. The question was clear: I asked the minister to explain the difference between Mr Kassam and Mr Yiannopoulos. The PRESIDENT: I'm trying to listen to the minister's answer. I think he's being directly relevant by virtue of the way he is answering the question and highlighting this particular piece of correspondence. Senator CORMANN: Obviously, everyone who comes to Australia has to comply with Australian laws. Senator Wong interjecting— Senator CORMANN: Everyone who comes to Australia must comply with Australian laws. I think that Senator Wong is well aware that we do have laws that appropriately deal with hate speech, vilification and the like. Those laws appropriately deal with those matters. I would say again that the government will always stand against— (Time expired) The PRESIDENT: Senator Keneally, a final supplementary question?