Senator REYNOLDS (Western Australia—Minister for Defence) (14:47): Australia is proud of its longstanding contributions to security in the Middle East. Despite the rather puerile interjections from those opposite, and their yawning and their comments, our service and our support is nothing— The PRESIDENT: Order, Senator Reynolds! Senator Wong, on a point of order? Senator Wong: I would invite the minister to recall the bipartisanship on these issues and perhaps differentiate between people's views about her delivery and the content. Senator REYNOLDS: Senator Wong, that is probably the most pathetic and disgraceful—honestly, I hardly even know where to start. Defending those opposite yawning and laughing at the contribution of our— The PRESIDENT: Order! Senator Wong, on a point of order? Senator Wong: No-one on this side devalues the contribution of Australia's service personnel—no-one! Please do not demean this parliament by making such an accusation; please do not. We can deal with what might or might not have been said, but I can say to you, Minister, that there is no-one on this side of the parliament or, I suspect, anywhere in this parliament who demeans the contribution of Australia's service personnel. You have engaged sufficiently with the Labor Party through this period, and you would know that. Can we please come back to some bipartisanship on this issue. Honourable senators interjecting— The PRESIDENT: The Leader of the Opposition in the Senate and party leaders get some discretion. Because of the subject matter I didn't call for points of order to be strictly points of order; I think the subject matter allowed that discretion for me. Senator REYNOLDS: As I was about to say, we currently have over a thousand Australian men and women serving with great distinction in the Middle East. I am, and I know many in this chamber are, very proud of that. That also, I am very proud to say, includes over 100 reservists who are also serving us in the Middle East at the moment. I was greatly privileged to spend time with many of these members during my visit to the region in July. I was greatly impressed by their strong commitment to their mission and also the respect in which they are held by the people they serve with and those who they are working for. Something that we should all be very proud of is not only their service but the service and support their families provide. (Time expired)